The Flagpole

With the the school currently closed for all apart from the children of workers critical to the COVID-19 response, our usual calendar of events is sadly suspended until further notice.

We have been working hard on the Trinity Term calendar and you can see what is planned on the College website or My School Portal.

However we are looking at ways that we can stage some events online including:

• The Year 11 Parents’ Q and A Session will go ahead as an online event. More details will be emailed to Year 11 parents early next week.
  
  
• The Spring Concert on Friday 24 April, more details of which will be shared after Easter.

Saturday 17 October 2020

Myton Hospice have postponed their upcoming Glow For Myton event until the start of October half term.

The fundraising walk was due to take place on Saturday 28 March but due to the uncertainty of the Coronavirus outbreak the Hospice decided earlier this month that it was in the best interest of all their supporters, volunteers, suppliers and staff to postpone the event until later this year.

Myton Hospice needs to raise £9.2 million to continue providing their services free of charge to terminally ill patients and their families. Glow for Myton is their largest fundraising event and was set to raise at least £60,000 so Princethorpe College has offered a new date for the event in the autumn and is now looking forward to hosting the Glow fundraiser on Saturday 17 October.

Rebecca Richards from Myton Hospice comments, “We understand that fundraisers will be disappointed, as are we, and we are really sorry for any inconvenience caused. We hope that they appreciate that this decision has not been an easy one for us, but we do believe it is the right one in light of the current and rapidly-changing situation.”

Myton Hospice will be discussing with fundraisers whether they wish for their registration to be carried forward, converted to a donation or request a refund.

In these uncertain times, many of us may find more time than usual for reading.  Although the Reading Group will not be able to meet in the circumstances, please keep in touch via email regarding book recommendations which might be of interest to others - hopefully something warm and upbeat which is what we possibly need right now.  

If any new parents would like to join please email me at chriskerrigan@princethorpe.co.uk

Chris Kerrigan
Head of English