Head's Newsletter 12 July 2019

Richmond Road factory which was once 8 acres big and used by Sopwith, Hawker and BAe. And along the river, near Canbury Gardens, is the Sopwith testing area where 235 Sopwith Schneider and Baby Floatplanes were tested. Kingston and Canbury Park Road have an important place in aviation history, as it is the site of the creation of some of the aircraft that changed the course of history. The Hawker Hurricane defended Britain in the Battle of Britain in WW2 and the Sopwith Camel was used widely in WW1. Kingston was one of the most significant fighter manufacturing centres in Britain. It is really important that, as a local school, we have this opportunity, as it allows us to realise that Kingston did have an impact on aviation industry nationally and possibly internationally. This allows us to see in detail the ways in which Kingston ended up being as it is today, and it would be likely that without the aviation industry in Kingston, and the jobs it created, Kingston would be a much smaller place.

Tiffin Parents Association (TPA) Thank you to all our parents, supporters and volunteers! This year we made £3,175.00 in uniform sales and you helped raise £214.15 for Tiffin over the last 30 days (roughly £900 p.a.), by using Easyfundraising – remember it doesn't cost you a penny extra when you use this link to shop online.

EVENTS

Our Nearly New Sale proved to be popular and our next sale will be in October/November. We aim to be a source of information and support for all Tiffin parents; enable a sense of community with a calendar of events and raise funds for Tiffin. Please check out our website https://www.tiffinparents.org/ or facebook https://www.facebook.com/ tiffinparent/ for more information.

12 July from 5.30 pm 16 July at 7

Tiffin in the Garden (with interna- tional food festival) —FOTM/TPA

Choir Concert, KPC—FOTM

October tbc

Nearly New Uniform Sale—TPA

October tbc

Annual General Meeting—TPA

Tbc

Curry Evening – TIPRA

Tbc

Race Night @ the JLT—TPA

11 October

Comedy Night—TIPRA

1—30 Nov

Crowdfunding Campaign—TIPRA

15 or 16 Nov Formal dinner/dance—TIPRA December tbc Christmas Car Parking—TIPRA/ FOTM/TSBC/TPA