Celebrating 20 years of supporting local!

time, Henry Allen, who created childcare for the children in Amersham which allowed mothers to work in the local manufacturing plants.

They create activities to support people with disabilities or impairments of all ages and actively welcome nondisabled visitors to take part in the same programme of activities as their disabled peers. They offer birthday parties; social, cooking and youth clubs; reduced noise fireworks and Accessival, an access friendly festival held in July.

‘Open for All Days’ invite the community to play alongside disabled visitors. This helps to support new friendships and increases understanding of disabilities in our community. To find an upcoming event, see their website (thomley.org.uk) or our What’s On guide from page 28.

Co-headteachers, Mrs Macdonald and Mrs Manning have worked there for a combined total of sixteen years and are proud to lead a school that is full of happy and resourceful children. The school have recently been rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted for the second time in a row. More info at: henryallen. bucks.sch.uk

Thank you to our lovely school and nursery distributors. If you have news or events, please email us: editor@familieschiltern.com

Henry Allen Nursery School is marking its 80th anniversary having been opened at the height of WW2 to help with the wartime effort. It was named after the president of Save the Children at that

Founded in 1933, the school has grown from strength to strength. It opened on its current site – known then as Bois Farm – with just five pupils, which is the origin of the five-pointed star on the school logo. The site itself was built in the 17th century and its timbered barns still remain in use today around the ‘Quad’ area at the school.

Today, The Beacon is a leading Prep school in the UK with 519 boys aged 3-13 years. As a large independent school, it still maintains an impressively inclusive, family feel to it, with a focus on pastoral care. Listen to their latest podcast for insight into life at the school in the late 40s to early 60s, Beaconverse episode 13 – available on spotify and google. Open Morning: Friday 12 May. To attend, register on The Beacon website.

News from Tring Park School

Tring Park School is the UK’s leading performing arts and academic school, based in Hertfordshire. A recent poll from Tring Park School discovered that 86 per cent of parents believe their child is happier since studying the performing arts, with a further 83 per cent admitting they now appear more confident, with performing arts study offering the perfect place for like-minded young people to come together and thrive. Successful alumni includes Hollywood actresses Lily James and Daisy Ridley,

Singer Ella Henderson and Hamilton and Frozen the Musical star Joe GriffithsBrown. The school aims to provide a unique education to talented pupils from all backgrounds and extends its specialist facilities and teaching experience to children and young adults across the wider community. To find out more, visit: tringpark.com

Westbrook Hay is celebrating its 60th anniversary at its current location this year and is reflecting on how it has grown over the years. The school was founded in 1892 with just two boys in Rye Court but soon outgrew its home by 1913 and moved to Gadebridge House. In 1963, during the coldest winter of the century, the school moved to its current location. From a boarding school of 68 boys, Westbrook Hay is now a thriving co-educational day school of 380 pupils.

A few birthday messages from some of our supporters ...

“Congratulations Families Chiltern on 20 years of successful service by providing a brilliant, and very useful magazine to our community. It has been a pleasure for MultiSports Amersham to work with you for the last two decades and we are grateful for all your hard work growing the magazine which has helped us to be able to reach hundreds and hundreds of children and welcome them to our school, whether it be for term time classes or summer holiday workshops.”

‘Congratulations to Families Chiltern on their 20th anniversary!

We know what an achievement that is as we have also passed that auspicious milestone. Both of us continue to provide a much-needed service to families in the Chilterns area despite the challenges that face all small businesses. We at Stepping Stones Nursery in Amersham are grateful to the hundreds of parents that have placed their trust in us over the years to care for and educate their children. We are holding an Open Day on May 20th from 9.30 to 11.30am and will be taking registrations for September onwards.

“Trapdoor Performing Arts wish our friends at Families Chiltern a very happy 20th Birthday!

We are 18 years old ourselves this year and have very much enjoyed working alongside our colleagues at Families for the last 16 years. Your admirable magazine has helped us to welcome and encourage many children over the years to “tread the boards,” igniting their imagination and developing their communication skills in a safe, creative environment. Time flies and indeed, our very first students (2006) have already left their university or drama school and are now well on the way to carving out their own careers in industries of their choice where the skills they built at Trapdoor were the building blocks of the confident young people they became. Where have the years gone?”

“Reflecting back over the years, your magazine has evolved into a knowledge-bound, go-to resource for local parents seeking advice, education and activities for their children to help them evolve and flourish in an ever-changing world. It has been a great honour to be part of your publication and we wish you abounding success in your future years!”