Whinfell Christmas Tree Festival 鈥� a festive success
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In Autumn 2025 糖心官网 Whinfell School took part in the Kendal Parish Church Christmas Tree Festival. Working together across subjects, our young people helped design and make a beautiful themed tree inspired by the hymn 鈥淥 Christmas Tree鈥�. Each subject made around 20 tree-shaped decorations using the materials and contributions from staff and pupils.
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Highlights
- Geography 鈥� trees from around the world, with short facts to match each decoration.
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- Art 鈥� sewn decorations made using recycled green fabrics, buttons and trims donated by staff and families.
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- Catering 鈥� delicious tree-shaped biscuits decorated by our catering team and pupils.
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- English 鈥� text-covered trees featuring favourite festive lines, poems and stories created by learners.
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Fundraising and donation
Thanks to the generosity of pupils, staff and visitors the tree attracted donations totalling 拢294.57. The CareTech Foundation kindly matched that amount, bringing the total given to St Mary鈥檚 Hospice to 拢595.57. Our young people visited St Mary鈥檚 to hand over the cheque; the hospice replied, 鈥淚 just wanted to thank you and the pupils for the fantastic donation.鈥�
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A message from the Principal
鈥淚 am so proud of our young people and staff for the creativity, care and community spirit they showed in preparing our tree. Events like this help our pupils build confidence, teamwork and practical life skills while supporting an important local charity.鈥�
鈥� Paddy Sandham, Principal
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