Jubilee Celebrations This year, Ashford School joined the rest of the country as we celebrated the Queen's 70 years of service to the United Kingdom. Spanning 7 decades, the Queen has done a remarkable job in the face of world-changing events including war, recession, and a pandemic. On 27 May, before the pupils began their half term break, we celebrated in style with a wonderful church service at St Mary's in Ashford Town Centre, themed dress-up, a BBQ at the Senior School and a picnic in the sun at the Prep School.
shford Tree Trail Project
The Ashford Tree Trail is a special community arts project for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Year that will see a visual spectacle growing across Ashford town centre from 2 – 26 June 2022. Our tree was made of recycled materials, using red, white and blue, as well as the Queen for inspiration. It included:
Ashford Prep School Tree situated at Ashford Picturehouse during the Jubilee weekend
Tin can crowns Paper soldiers in plastic bottles Material bunting Lolly stick mobiles Pyrography Queen on wood Red, white, and blue shell wind chimes Wool pompoms Yogurt pot corgis Plastic bottle-end flowers Coiled rope Decorated CDs Mosaic hearts Wooden robins Wood circles decorated by newspaper & magazine cuttings
One of the highlights of the day was the Reverend Bellamy's Introduction at the service and his explanation of the Jubilee Tree which was constructed by the Art Department and featured over 450 handmade leaves with messages of hope and well wishes from our pupils to the Queen.
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