In memorandum - Mr Philpott

Rose planted in memory of Mr Barry Philpott who kindly supported the school with our gardening projects

For us as a school many of our memories of Mr Philpott are of his love of gardens, growing and being outdoors. This was shown by his incredible genorosty to us as a school, being willing and happy to come at the end of a school day and rotavate the raised beds, or bring multiple plants to put in the gardens, including most of the plants that are still in the KS1 gardens now or even strim the overgrown grass! What was also apparent was how this love of the outdoors was something he shared with his girls Eleanor and Karra, they would both be there watching or or lending a helping hand where they could. 

As a school we have been so grateful for all that Mr Philpott has done for us and our outdoor areas. We will endeavour to keep these areas looking good and have them as a place where children can experience the joy  of plants, growing and just being outdoors in nature as much as Mr Philpott did. It is great to have this rose bush as a reminder of all Mr Philpott did and something that we as a school will look after and cherish for many years to come. 

A commemorative rose was planted in a ceremony after school on 18 December 2019.