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Up to date information about the build, the fundraising and events to support the campaign
SPONSORED EVENT
THE RACE TO NEPAL SPONSORED HOUSE CHALLENGE - JUNE 2022
WEEK 2 - NICOLLE IN THE LEAD
Week commencing 6 June
Students have been very active over half term with a group of 19 from Nicolle stealing the lead with an impressive 828 miles covered.
In terms of participants Flavell are streaks ahead with 77 taking part so far.
Our leaderboard map charts how far this is will get them towards their goal of 4656.91 miles and how far their efforts have taken them on the map.
We are still fundraising to raise vital pieces of equipment that will help us make the Sports Centre the truly transformational space we envisage it to be. Please see more about the needed equipment here and donate here
SPONSORED EVENT
THE RACE TO NEPAL SPONSORED HOUSE CHALLENGE - JUNE 2022
May 26 2022
Today saw the launch of a new sponsorship House challenge in support of our campaign. Students (staff and parents) have all been invited to join in.
It's 4656.91 miles to our sister school Chewaa in Sankhuwasabha, Nepal. Students will join together to run, walk, cycle, swim (rollerblade - anything goes) to see which House can get closest by the end of our challenge on July 15.
There will be House points on offer and individual prizes for those that travel furthest or raise the most.
We'll keep an update here.
UPDATE
FIRST GLIMPSE INSIDE THE SPORTS CENTRE - MAY 2022
May 2022
Our site team were excited to be invited inside the building which is now nearing its final stage of development. We're looking forward to the building being completed during the summer.
All being well students will have full access to the new facilities from September.
We are still fundraising to raise vital pieces of equipment that will help us make the Sports Centre the truly transformational space we envisage it to be. Please see more about the needed equipment here and donate here
EVENT / SPORTS CENTRE CAMPAIGN
A BLIZZARD OF COLOUR TO RAISE FUNDS - APRIL 2022
April 2022
100 students joined our Colour Run this month to raise funds for the campaign.
They ran, skipped and walked (even three-legged!) circuits of the track on the front field and were doused in powder at each colour station. There was much glee and the event was enjoyed by all.
The run culminated in an explosion of powder representing the colours of the School Houses.
EVENT / SPORTS CENTRE CAMPAIGN
CAMPAIGN DINNER AND AUCTION - 18 MARCH 2022
Thank you to all that attended
March 2022
Thank you to all that attended the Dinner and Auction in support of our campaign on Friday 18 March.
The event was attended by 130 parents, alumnae, staff and friends. It was a roaring success.
The evening featured a three course dinner during which there was an interesting interview/ conversation with Sue Smith and Sophie Bray hosted by Headteacher Ian Keary.
There were fundraising games, a raffle and a live auction, hosted by Kathy Kilpatrick and Dickon Hares which saw guests pit themselves against others with bids to win some of the amazing prizes including a cricket bat signed by players from West Indies v England tour in 1984, a weekend in the Surrey Hills, exclusive tickets to racing and entertainment at Sandown Park, sports experiences and much more.
Watch this space for the total raised coming soon.....
EVENT / SPORTS CENTRE CAMPAIGN
CAMPAIGN DINNER AND AUCTION - 18 MARCH 2022
See our auction brochure
March 2022
For those of you who are unable to join us at the Sports Dinner and Auction on Friday 18 March but who are still keen to support the campaign, we are delighted to be able to share our auction brochure with you.
There are some amazing Lots from sports items and experiences to weekends away, days out, artwork and jewellery such as:
A football signed by Liverpool Greats, Steven Gerrard and John Barnes, and England Manager Fabio Capello
A cricket bat signed by the England v West Indies 1984 cricket team including Ian Botham, David Gower, Joel Garner and Viv Richards
A Premier dining and racing experience at Sandown Park and an evening of racing and music from Paloma Faith
A Les Paul Electric Guitar
A Weekend in the Surrey Hills
If you are interested in any of the items, please contact the Development Manager, Naia Edwards on: 020 8546 0773, extension 302.
EVENT / SPORTS CENTRE CAMPAIGN
CAMPAIGN DINNER AND AUCTION - 18 MARCH 2022
January/February 2022
A great evening is in store at The Tiffin Girls’ School Dinner & Auction on Friday 18 March to raise money for the new Sports Centre.
Below are just a few of our favourite things that have been donated for the auction so far:
A football signed by Liverpool Greats, Steven Gerrard and John Barnes, and England Manager Fabio Capello
A cricket bat signed by the England v West Indies 1984 cricket team including Ian Botham, David Gower, Joel Garner and Viv Richards
A Tiffin Girls’ Chamber Group to serenade you at your home event
A Les Paul Electric Guitar
It’s an evening not to be missed - with Miss Kilpatrick and Mr Hares as auctioneers, a performance by the Tiffin Girls' string quartet, and interviews with our alumnae patrons, Sophie Bray MBE (Hockey Olympic gold medal winner), Sarah Winckless MBE (World champion rower and Olympic medallist) and Sue Smith MBE (former Chair of Swim England) in conversation with TV sports presenter Alison Bender.
Tickets are on sale at £35, or £250 for a table of 8, and can be purchased by clicking here. We are limited to only 15 tables of 8 people so please book early to avoid disappointment.
If your company would be interested in advertising in the auction programme or you are able to donate an auction prize to make this event even more exciting, please contact the Development Manager, Naia Edwards on: 020 8546 0773, extension 302.
UPDATE / SPORTS CENTRE BUILD
SPORTS CENTRE BUILD UPDATE
January 2021
Today we had our first glimpse of the inside of the new Sports Centre.
Here are the first pictures which give us a sense of the size and scope of the space and how the well the building work is coming along.
Exciting times....
UPDATE / SPORTS CENTRE BUILD
SPORTS CENTRE BUILD UPDATE
December 2021
Work is now well underway on the site of this transformational project and we are beginning to get a real sense of the size and scale the new Sports Centre.
You can see the development taking shape here
TALK / CAREERS / SPORTS CAMPAIGN
SPORTS TV PRESENTER TALKS ABOUT HER LIFE IN SPORT
November 2021
We are delighted that Alison Bender joined us for a sports-themed TiffinTalk designed to inspire the next generation of sports presenters.
During her 20-year career Alison has worked for Sky Sports News, Chelsea TV and Real Madrid. She has travelled the world covering European Championships, Premier League World Cups.
She is also a writer, pundit, events host, speaker and blogger and regularly appears on radio and in podcasts talking football.
You can find out more about Alison in her new book 'Football She Wrote' and read a full account of here TiffinTalk here
EVENTS / SPORTS CAMPAIGN
SPORTS CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES WITH HOCKEY MASTERCLASS
November 23 2021
A Hockey Masterclass with International hockey star Sarah Evans, launched the Sports Centre Campaign at the School on Tuesday 23 November. The session was attended by more than 100 students and we were also pleased to welcome a group of hockey enthusiasts from nearby Greycourt School.
Sarah was influential in helping England win bronze medals at the 2017 Euros and 2018 Commonwealth Games and was one of the star performers at the 2018 Vitality Hockey Women’s World Cup. A regular member of the squad during the 2019 and 2020/21 FIH Hockey Pro League campaigns, she scored three times for England at the 2021 Euros and was a reserve during the 2020 Olympics.
Sarah is also the captain of the indomitable Surbiton team that has won the Women's Hockey League seven years in a row and was renowned for providing plenty of flair going forward and robustness in defence at all times. With such credentials and experience she inspired our students with a focused skills session while putting them through their paces.
The session culminated with culminated in a 'Beat the Goalie' shoot out.
VOICES / SPORTS CAMPAIGN
EXPERT TEAM SCAFFOLD CAMPAIGN
October 2021
We're delighted to announce our Patrons for the campaign as Sarah Winckless MBE, Sue Smith MBE and Sophie Bray MBE. All three are Tiffin Girls' Alumnae and have each established an incredible legacy in their field.
Sarah Winckless was Olympic rowing bronze medallist, double World Champion, recipient of the Helen Rollason Award for Inspiration at the 2013 Sky Sports and Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year Awards. Last year we congratulated Sarah on being the first women to umpire the mens' boat race in its 166-year history.
Sophie Bray is an International hockey player who received over 130 caps for Great Britain and England. Olympic & European Gold medallist and Commonwealth Games Silver & Bronze medallist.
Sue Smith has recently retired as Chair of Swim England.. Sue spent many years working in Local Government, facilities and leisure management, and spent the last 12 years in a Chief Executive role. She is currently Chairman at Graven Hill Village Development company, a housing scheme for people who want to build their own home.
All three will be supporting the campaign throughout its duration and will join us as guests at our Sports Dinner and Auction in March 2022.
VOICES / SPORTS CAMPAIGN
A VISION OF SPORT FOR ALL
Autumn 2021
Sport thrives at Tiffin Girls’ and the school’s ethos of excellence in sport sits comfortably alongside an approach that promotes participation in physical activity for fun, health and recreation. In line with the #thisgirlcan campaign philosophy, students are encouraged to overcome their barriers to participation, to build self-confidence and a passion for continuing in a health-related activity even after they leave education.
One of our Year 11 students agrees, 'Before joining Tiffin Girls', I must say that I lacked confidence. I never really put myself forward for a position nor for a team; I was an introvert to say the least. However, in Year 7, I stepped out of my comfort zone and joined numerous sports teams. Over the past 5 years, P.E and sports at Tiffin Girls' has made me a confident, bubbly, and extroverted individual. The new sports hall will be amazing as it will provide more opportunities for all students and allow them to step forward and take them just like I did.'
The new Sports Hall and facilities will help increase participation among children and adults, regardless of background, ethnicity, age or ability. It will also support our students and local community by developing their physical, mental, social and moral capacities through regular involvement in PE, sport and physical activity.
'The construction would not only allow sporting enthusiasts like myself to progress and train physically, which I have experienced first-hand translates into a positive mentality in the academic sphere of school life, but it will also encourage all pupils to uptake a new form of exercise, to challenge themselves, build self-motivation and develop a healthy habit which will be continued through to adulthood.' says Ella, a year 12 student.
Nimi, currently in year 8, added, 'Better sports facilities such as this new sports hall will attract new girls to try out new sports, especially because it would be a multi-functional hall, because the fact that it is new will encourage girls to ‘see what it’s about'.
Whilst the school has been able to secure a significant capital investment from the government, this will only cover the infrastructure costs. Therefore the 'Fit for the Future' fundraising campaign has been launched to raise £200,000 to enable the purchase of vital fixtures and fittings required to make it the best facility possible. If you are interested in supporting this wonderful project in any capacity, then please contact development@tiffingirls.org
ARTICLE / SPORTS CAMPAIGN
REALISING A STRONGER, HEALTHIER COMMUNITY
Autumn 2021
By Summer 2022, the ambition is to realise a sports hall that will inspire the next generation of women in sport, promote physical and mental wellbeing and provide high quality and varied sporting provision for the local community. Addressing the inequality of the sporting facilities in the local area is something we passionately believe in and key to this is forging stronger links by supporting the needs of our local community by offering an enhanced range of sporting facilities outside of school hours.
We spoke to several leading coaches and sports directors in the area to find out their views about the positive impact the Sports Hall would have in the area.
Gavin Reynolds, Cricket Participation Officer from The Surrey Cricket Foundation said, 'There are a few local cricket clubs in the area such as Kingstonian CC, Malden Wanderers CC that are looking to develop their girls’ sections, and I believe that by having this extra facility in Kingston, this will enable clubs such as these the chance to grow stronger links with the schools’ cricket programme. This will then provide a pathway to enable more girls to play at either club or representative cricket in the coming years.'
David Rijvers, Director of Richmond Volleyball, concurred, 'The Girls school desperately need a new indoor Sports Hall to encourage and support more girls playing sport and to improve the delivery of the school’s sports curriculum. Richmond Beach Volleyball wants a specialist evening and weekend training venue. The primary aim is to provide an affordable, community based facility that give young people and adults – irrespective of social class, gender, ethnicity or financial circumstances – the opportunity to develop through participation in volleyball and fitness and related activities.'
Gary Burgess, International Netball Umpire, further added, 'The geographical position of the school places it at the heart of the Surrey County Netball ‘scene’. With the recent increased interest in Netball following the Commonwealth Games gold medal win the new facility will provide an opportunity for a top class and much needed venue. These new and redeveloped facilities will not only bring netballers into the school but offer additional sports facilities to the local community.’
Whilst the school has been able to secure a significant capital investment from the government, this will only cover the infrastructure costs. Therefore the 'Fit for the Future' fundraising campaign has been launched to raise £200,000 to enable the purchase of vital fixtures and fittings required to make it the best facility possible. If you are interested in supporting this wonderful project in any capacity, then please contact development@tiffingirls.org
How you can help
Your support to complete this project with the facilities required for our new Sports Centre is crucial.
Every contribution to our campaign will help to inspire current and future generations of students into sport, leaving a lasting legacy that is fit for the future. There are many ways that you can help, not just in making a donation but also by sponsoring a piece of equipment or attending one of our fundraising events.
Anything is possible when we come together as a community, so find out more about how you can help here ›
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