News & Events

Dear Mr Forster,

I am pleased to write to you again at this time of year on behalf of Tavistock Swimming Club.

As you know on the 23rd April our club hosted the Tavistock Area Primary Inter-Schools Swimming Gala welcoming twelve teams from ten schools to Meadowlands. This event is organised annually by club Vice President Sheila Radgick, with the help of volunteer officials, comprising committee members, qualified parents and senior swimmers.

The pool hire and staffing costs, including lifeguard cover, continue to be sponsored by the management team at Meadowlands currently 1 Life. We have always appreciated this helpful gesture.
As most adult committee members are working, the galas could not take place without the assistance of our senior swimmers who volunteer their time, helping variously as marshals, time keepers and runners.

We value their assistance and are grateful to Tavistock College staff for authorising their release from school.

This year the young people from Tavistock College were

Year 10
Gemma Arundel, Jessamy Clemens, Jake France, Laura Meredith
Year 9
Sam Bates, Morgan Turnock
Year 8
Thanae Garland Tsirka, Ryan Lillyman

As in previous years they all worked hard in a professional, cheerful and enthusiastic manner, supporting the main adult officials in ensuring that the gala flowed smoothly and the primary school children enjoyed the experience. For some it would have been their first competitive swimming event. A friendly face, closer to their own age can be very reassuring.

It is very commendable that these young people from Tavistock College are willing to give something back to their sport, offering their services to give others the opportunity to achieve pride in representing their schools, while also experiencing competitive swimming.

I hope you will be able to arrange for this commendation to be recognised via their tutors and subsequently added to their records of achievement. Tavistock College can be proud of their exemplary behaviour. Yet again these students are a credit to their school and their families.

Thank you,

Sue Dunstan

TSC founder member 1990. Vice President

Tavistock College and our wider community pulled together to help our friends in Nepal last Friday. Many thanks to everyone involved!

Last Friday, £2082.00 was raised in Tavistock College for Shelter Box and the Nepal tragedy. Students, staff, parents and local churches came together to raise funds and show their concern for all the people of Nepal. We are reassured that the Nepalese teachers who visited us in March are safe at the moment, but many children in our partner school are homeless and living near the school on an area of waste land, in make shift housing.

Students came to the College in mufti and parents kindly made donations. We hardly had enough tables to use to show all the beautiful cakes, cup cakes and cookies so kindly donated by College families. There was a cake sale all day around the school, supported by the local churches who raised money and kept the 6th form supplied with tea and cakes between lessons. At lunch time, a staff versus student rounders match ended up with a win to the students; the staff forfeit being shouldered by Mr Forster, the Head of PE, who will be in the stocks next week!

Jazz Rice, Sixth Form student, has painted a beautiful picture of a peacock, a symbol of Nepal, and the Art Department has made the image into cards which can be bought from the College Reception. They will be on sale at Parents’ evenings and Awards’ evenings this term.

We have managed to buy 3 shelter boxes in one day, which is a wonderful achievement. We need £232 to buy a fourth. We are in contact with Shelter Box and we know that they have been in Nepal since the day after the earthquake struck, and that their plans are being implemented to ensure the boxes and tents reach those in need. The tents are desperately needed and the charity will ensure they reach our friends in Nepal.

Many thanks to everyone in our community. Last Friday was an inspiring and humbling day. Further plans are afoot. The height of Everest is 8848 metres. Each tutor group is planning to raise at least £88.48 and our whole College target is £8848.

Tavistock School Reunion Association will be holding their Annual Reunion on Saturday 16th May 2015 at Gallery 26, The Bedford Hotel, Tavistock, PL19 8BB from 7pm. This is open to any ex-pupils, teachers and staff, who left the School/College ten years or more ago, and their partners. Entrance is £2.

Please bring any photos or other memorabilia that you would like displayed on the notice board.

Contact can be made via TSRA site on Facebook.