Charters School  in Sunningdale opened its doors on 23rd April 1958. This date is St. George’s Day and also Shakespeare’s birthday; the school emblem represents both of these facts with the red cross of St. George and a dagger, which was a theme in many of Shakespeare’s plays. 

This year, in celebration of Shakespeare’s birthday, Charters School held the first ever Charters School Shakespeare Week. The week included a wide variety of activities, both in lessons and during break-times. Most of the departments took part, using Shakespeare as inspiration for a wide variety of activities with Years 7, 8 and 9. From teaching students how to say ‘To be or not to be’ in Spanish, to choreographing Romeo’s sword fight with Tybalt in Dance, and holding competitions in Shakespearean recital in the school bandstand, students learnt facts and got to experience a more light-hearted side of Shakespeare. Years 7 and 8 also took part in a scavenger hunt to find Shakespeare’s bones which had been hidden around the school. The event was a success thanks to the efforts of teachers in a wide variety of departments who took part and planned lessons to encourage students’ enthusiasm when studying Shakespeare.

 

Pictured Above: The Newly Refurbished and Extended 'Bull'

THE LEXICON BRACKNELL MARKS ONE MONTH TO GO WITH A PREVIEW OF FENWICK’S SEPTEMBER COLLECTIONS

Today marks one month to go until The Lexicon Bracknell’s opening. Berkshire’s next generation shopping, dining and leisure destination, opens its doors for the very first time on Thursday 7 September, following a £240million regeneration. In celebration of the highly-anticipated milestone, a unique photoshoot has taken place, previewing some of the stylish ensembles that will be available to shop in the new Fenwick store from opening.

The Lexicon Bracknell is bringing 580,000 sq. ft. of new shops, restaurants and leisure to the area, including the first full line Fenwick store to be opened in 14 years. Its iconic building will be situated on The Avenue - The Lexicon’s premier fashion hub – and feature three-storeys of the most sought after fashion, beauty, and accessory brands in the UK.

Read more: One Month to Opening of Bracknell's Spectacular 'Lexicon' Shopping Centre

Pictured L to R | Archie and Torben

 Charters School |Two Charters students have been selected to represent Berkshire in the final of the ESFA PlayStation U14 Inter County Cup on Thursday 4 May, following a superb 2 – 1 win over Lancashire in the semi-final which was recently played at Fleetwood Town FC.

Berkshire last made the final in 1984 so this is a huge achievement for both the boys and Charters School. Torben Francis & Archie Mills, both 14, play Left Wing & Central Midfield respectively and play weekly for Camberley Town Youth. Torben said, “I’m really excited as this is the first time anything like this has happened to me, ” while Archie added that it was “so good to be selected for the team.”

The final, which is always staged by the ESFA at a neutral venue, will this year be held at St Andrews Stadium, Birmingham, the home of Birmingham City FC. Anyone wishing to see the match which starts at 11.30am on Thursday 4 May can watch the live stream on You Tube, (www.youtube.com/c/esfatv).

 

 

The ‘Ascot Charitable Trust’ is delighted to announce that the ‘2017 Annual Charity Ball’ raised in excess of £40,000 for charity.

At a recent presentation, cheques were distributed to Prostate Cancer UK, Helen and Douglas House and East Berkshire MS Society, with a further £5,000 to be distributed to local deserving causes over the next few months.

The Ascot Charitable Trust was set up in 2002 to benefit national and local charities along with community groups within the Ascot area. Our main fundraising event of the year is the ‘Ascot Charity Ball’ - this is a prestigious black tie event held within the world-famous Ascot Racecourse. To date the Trust has raised over £500,000 for a variety of charities and is exceptionally grateful to all their supporters for their amazing continued generosity.

If you would like to support the trust, or require more information on our next event, then please contact us at info@ascotcharitabletrust.org.uk or visit our website www.ascotcharitabletrust.org.uk

 

The new bridge  and lifts, at Ascot Station, are now fully functional. The bridge links Platform 1 with Platforms 2 and 3. The new structure was formally opened by Adam Afriyie MP.

Update on move of Ascot Medical Centre and Green Meadows Surgery to Brook House, Heatherwood Hospital - East Berkshire Clinical Commissioning Group (eastberkshireccg.nhs.uk)

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Up to date information can be found on each Practice website:   Latest News : Ascot Medical Centre      Brook House.pdf (greenmeadowssurgery.co.uk)

Ascot Medical Centre and Green Meadows Surgery has moved to a modern, fully refurbished building located at the Heatherwood Hospital site, called Brook House in Spring 2021.

The new premises at Brook House, Heatherwood Hospital, form part of the wider Ascot Plan which is to modernise primary and community care for local residents over the coming years and continue to improve on the health outcomes for local people.

Dr Andrew Fanning, Senior Partner at Green Meadows Surgery, said: “Whilst many projects may have been impacted by Covid-19, we are really pleased to share that we have been able to safely progress with the construction.

“We are very much looking forward to the move to the new premises expected be in Spring 2021.

We will continue to keep our website up to date on the date for when we will start to provide our services from the new site.”

Dr Edward Williams, Senior Partner at Ascot Medical Centre, said: “I would like to reassure patients that the two practices are not merging. We are co-locating and will be based at the same premises Brook House on the Heatherwood Hospital site.  However, both practices anticipate closer working arrangements to benefit the population of Ascot through sharing skills and a range of services.

 “Co-locating the two practices will enable multiple professional teams to work together resulting in better outcomes for our patients. It is essential to reducing patients’ admission to hospital, improving care co-ordination, providing care closer to patients, and increasing self-management with patients and carers.

It would not be possible to provide this kind of integrated care in the current Ascot primary care premises.”

Ascot Medical Centre is currently based in the acute hospital site at Heatherwood which is being completely redeveloped by Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT), and Green Meadows surgery is situated in Winkfield Road, Ascot. Both are not sustainable to meet future needs of integrated primary care.

The new facilities within the premise will ensure treatment and consultation rooms are suitable for all patients and meet criteria outlined in HBNs (Health Building Notes) DD (Disability Discrimination Act), which is a requirement for all new build primary care premises.

Both practices have issued an FAQ update for patients on their websites. For more information, visit Ascot Medical Centre or Green Meadows Surgery

www.greenmeadowssurgery.co.uk      www.ascotmedicalcentre.nhs.uk 

Ascot Medical Centre & Green Meadows Move to New Building

 Charters School  | After a brilliant performance in the Worcestershire Regional, Charters School’s Girls’ Robotics team went to the Big Bang Fair at the Birmingham NEC to compete in the Vex National Finals on Friday 17 March and Saturday 18 March.  The girls had designed and built a robot which could throw stars and cubes over a fence.  Throughout the competition they were paired with random teams, and played 2 against 2 to see which ‘alliance’ could get the most stars and cubes into the other alliance’s half. During the first day of qualification matches they were looking good for making it through to the elimination rounds, but a string of bad luck on the second day (they were paired with broken robots for 3 matches in a row) saw them fall down the rankings, and they were, unfortunately, eliminated.  However, it was a fantastic experience for the girls; competing in front of members of the public, trying out the ‘skills challenge’ and doing very well against some more established teams.  Their robot also survived intact (many didn’t)! 

Read more: Charters Girls' Robotics | VEX Finalists!

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