Westbury House School welcomed the Worshipful the Mayor and Mayoress of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Councillor Geoff Austin and Mrs Sheila Austin to school on Monday 24th April to officially open their exciting new playground and name their pirate ship – the W.H.S. Resilience.
The children were delighted to see the Mayor in all his official regalia, including the beautiful Kingston chain of office, looking splendid. The Mayoress was also wonderfully attired for the occasion, wearing the New Malden chain of office.
It was a very exciting day for the school as parents, staff and children gathered for the ceremony in the sunshine. After the official opening, there was great excitement as the Mayor enjoyed climbing the steps and using the slide to descend.
Our wonderful new playground has been created for us by ‘Playcubed’, who have done an amazing job in transforming our play space, creating a serene astro-turfed front garden and outside learning hut, a fenced 5-a-side football court, a 5-metre pirate ship with slide and lovely spongy soft- play surfaces everywhere.
The children went through a democratic process of choosing the name of their new ship, voting for their favourite name. After counting the votes, WHS Resilience had won by a landslide. We are looking forward to many happy hours of using the different areas for stimulating learning and play.
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