To commemorate all who served, sacrificed and changed our world between 1918 and 2018, The Lexicon is installing two Poppy Displays in The Avenue.
Each of the Poppy Displays, which took 100 hours to construct, are made from more than 250 individual poppies made by ex-service men. A symbol of remembrance and hope, the striking tribute will be situated on either side of The Avenue from Thursday, November 1 – November 11.
Sue Boor, head of marketing at The Lexicon says: “With The Lexicon positioned at the centre of the community, we are pleased to recognise commemorate such an important anniversary. We will also be welcoming a number of local community groups which will be fundraising for the Royal British Legion.”
The Lexicon will be further supporting the initiative with collections throughout the town centre from October:
Coworth Flexlands School Pupils invited to attend Royal Wedding at St George’s Chapel | Pupils at Coworth Flexlands School celebrated the wedding of former pupil Princess Eugenie. The Princess attended the school from 1995 to 2001 when it was known as Coworth Park School.
To mark the special day, the pupils participated in a range of fun activities with a royal theme. Activities include cupcake decorating, ‘majestic music’, crown making, regal dance and drama. At lunch time, dressed in their finery, the children and staff all sat down together to enjoy a ‘banquet’ lunch.
The royal-themed programme of activities continued into the afternoon with a royal party where pupils played ‘tiara’ games and royal puzzles.
To involve the local community in their celebrations, staff also delivered cupcakes to residents at Dormy House in Sunningdale, White Lodge in Chertsey and Ascot Day Centre in Sunninghill.
Read more: Coworth Flexlands Celebrates Former Pupil, Princess Eugenie's Wedding
The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead has appointed Computerised & Digital Security Systems Ltd (CDS) to deliver its £1.3m CCTV upgrade as part of the council’s commitment to help maintain and improve community safety.
The scheme comprises a state-of-the-art wireless camera system that will see existing cameras upgraded as well as the installation of new and improved positions to offer better coverage across the borough. In total around 200 cameras will be added, upgraded or relocated.
At the heart of the network is a completely refurbished monitoring centre which will give the council’s control room staff, as well as partners in Thames Valley Police, improved facilities to monitor and review footage.
The new system will complement the community safety work undertaken by the council’s team of community wardens and the ongoing project to replace the hostile vehicle mitigation barriers in Windsor town centre with a more sympathetic design.
Read more: RBWM Upgrades Borough CCTVVisit: www.papplewick.org.uk
Pictured: Papplewick’s Bibliomaniacs studying the Eton Choir Book.
One of the many clubs at Papplewick School in Ascot is the Bibliomaniacs, where all things bookish are celebrated. On the club’s latest sortie to Eton College, which took place on the afternoon of Tuesday, 30th October, the boys studied many and varied treasures in the College Library, including the Eton Choir Book and some ingenious modern bindings.
The Bibs' mascot, Caxton, a toy dog, was spotted 'reading' a Caxton (of course), and after their tour the Bibliophiles met four former members of their club who are now King's Scholars at Eton College.
Headmaster Tom Bunbury said: “As one might expect of such refined, cultured and intelligent company, the boys congregated afterwards for milkshakes and hot chocolate. As always we are extremely grateful to Dr Coane and all at Eton.”
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James Haskell, the England and British Lions rugby player, former Maidenhead RFC, visited his old school, Papplewick, in Ascot on Wednesday 17th October. The Old Papplewickian was invited there to mark the official opening of a new building, Willow House.
Completed over the summer this year, Willow House includes an impressive boarding house for final year boarders as well as spacious classrooms for Year 5 boys. The school already boasts a covered pool, large sports hall, floodlit astroturf and 15 acres of land.
Headmaster Tom Bunbury said: “Many thanks to all who were involved in the design and construction of the building which transforms the look and feel of the school, and to James Haskell for his amusing and inspirational speech to the boys.”
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OPEN MORNING: Saturday 23rd November 2019
2019 Rotary Club of Ascot Golf Day | Friday September 27th. E-mail jeb.baker@btinternet.com or candcdesign@outlook.com
A total of 68 players attended this year’s Rotary Club of Ascot Charity Golf Day on Wednesday 19th September, held on behalf of the charity ‘Children with Special Needs Foundation’. Overall the event raised a significant amount for CWSNF and other Rotary charities.
Whilst the weather proved kind, the windy conditions on the day made life interesting for the golfers. However, this didn’t seem to affect the scores to badly, with the winning team ‘ETEACH 3’ just pipping the two teams of golfers from the Royal Ascot G C by a single point.
The winners of the individual prizes were John Sheen from the ‘Trunkwell’ team, closely followed by Chris Millett (Adsyst), and Marcus Bateman (Savills), along with others who won various prizes for nearest the pin and longest drives.
Read more: Rotary Club of Ascot | Charity Golf Day 2018
Pictured: From left to right: Dr Tanya Bernard (Consultant Haematologist), Rebecca Bushby (Lead Nurse VTE Prevention), Sasha Light (VTE Prevention Nurse)
St. Peter's is delighted to announce that the Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prevention Team at Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have been “Commended” for their work at the Anticoagualtion Achievement Awards in the category for “The best work in prevention of hospital acquired thrombosis” held on 10 October 2018.
The awards were hosted by Lyn Brown MP and part of World Thrombosis Day, a global movement to reduce the leading cause of preventable cardiovascular death. The award was presented to the VTE team by Professor Roopen Arya, VTE National Lead and Director of Thrombosis at Kings College Hospital.
In presenting the award, Professor Arya also commented, “This Trust has clearly demonstrated that using innovative and creative methods for information and education sharing highlights VTE prevention in a positive and impactful way.”
The Anticoagulation Achievement Awards recognise outstanding practice in the delivery of anticoagulation services across the UK. The awards are made to teams and individuals across secondary, primary and community services who can demonstrate innovation and excellence in delivering anticoagulation services, resources or individual leadership.