Language school principal Christine Goodwin likes to help young people when she can. Since opening the Northumbria School of English, she has hosted a group of teenagers made homeless by last year's Italian earthquake, and a group of girls from the Shatila refugee camp in West Beirut.

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Every August, two huge arts festivals are held in Edinburgh - the Edinburgh International Festival and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Click on the link below to find out more.

Language centre owner Patrick Murphy has found a strange way to celebrate his school’s 15th anniversary. He is driving 2000km across India in a 1950s-style car, dodging elephants and braving terrifying roads to raise money for charity.

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