Archive for category: Uncategorized

What a great way to spend Xmas Eve! Welcomed by Chairman, Andy Field (centre – cool jumper!), CEO, Suzanne Rankin (left), and reception staff Jo (centre – winner of the jumper competition!) and Jillie, we were invited to join Dolsie Clarke, Mayor of Runnymede, with Consort, Dr Brian Perry, as they toured the hospital to meet the outstanding members of the St Peter’s team, many of whom will be on duty throughout the holiday period. 

The hospitality everywhere we went was amazing, not least in the Children’s Centre;

We were also able to see some of the quite amazing entrants into the ‘doors’ competition run across both Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals. The skill, imagination and sheer creativity on display was astonishing, as you can see;

In Audiology, with Alex, above;

And Endoscopy, where each member of staff had cut out their own handprints, and included ‘baubles’ of genuine patient comments. 

Our thanks to you all for a wonderful visit!

 

Dad, Mo, and Mum, Ummah, ensured that Naeel’s birthday celebrations were a closely held secret between family (travelling from far and wide, some from Mauritius itself!) and friends, who gathered at Ruxley Church to surprise the unsuspecting High Sheriff’s Police Cadet!

 

Many friends from the Epsom & Ewell Volunteer Police Cadet Unit also joined the throng and shared the stage with Naeel. Younger brother, Zinedine (on my right), who is also a Cadet, proved to be an expert baker – Naeel’s impressive Birthday cake was all Zin’s own work!

   

 

 

 

Delighted to be invited with Lady Louise O’Connor (back), to join Kate Keane (Chair of Primary Phase Headteachers Group, left), Mary Ellen McCarthy (Vice-Chair, next) together with Kerry and Anne from SCC, to discuss this critical conference planned to ‘shine a light’ on the complex issue of the permanent exclusion of pupils from primary schools. It will be a seminal conference, so get booked in now! Collective best wishes to Kerry as she begins a new career in the HE sector – we will all miss you Kerry, many thanks for all of your invaluable support and guidance!

 

Led by Headteacher, Jennie Ratcliffe (my left), and coached by creative teachers (from left), Miss King, Miss Warren and Mrs Thompson, the excellent cast of “Mary’s Knitting’ delivered a very professional and highly entertaining Nativity performance which had the crowded audience on their feet time and again. A few of the successful participants were able to join our celebratory photo at the end (many thanks to Kate from the Good Shepherd Trust for stepping in as photographer!) In case anyone is worried by the plot – Mary did indeed finish her knitting in time, as you can tell from her smile!

 

At the invitation of Governor, Sally Hill, and the R.C.Chaplain, Anna Cassar, a packed house thoroughly enjoyed a rousing Carol Service, sprinkled with excellent readings and a powerful Christmas Address from Revd Bob Wilson. My favourite item had to be ‘While Shepherds Watched’….sung by the High Down Music Group to the tune of House Of The Rising Sun (for a Geordie, such creative use of the old Animals music really struck a chord!)