Today is it wear it pink day at Woolwich Polytechnic School for Boys and how amazing do our staff look in their pink outfits! There is still time to donate to our justgiving page.

How fantastic does Mrs Hawgood our lovely receptionist and Year 11 student Micah look today?! Well and truly in the spirit of wear it pink at Woolwich Polytechnic School for Boys.

Mrs Hawgood also ran two sweepstake staff games which Mrs S Cunningham won the first game and Mr L Parks guessed the closest number of flamingos in the photo. Each winner received some prize money with the rest of the money raised from these games going towards our fundraising total.

Borough makes new pledges to support residents with cost-of-living crisis.

More than £3million will be invested across 12 pledges to support residents and businesses with the rising the cost of living. Proposals include targeted cash payments for the most vulnerable people in the borough – children on free school meals, care leavers and those excluded from the benefits system.

Funding of £150,000 will go towards supporting food clubs, groups and foodbanks, £300,000 to help renters from being made homeless, and £50,000 to create warm spaces in community buildings across the borough are just some of the ways the Council intends to act. Funding is subject to final Cabinet approval but will also include a Community Supports initiative where residents can donate goods, money or volunteer their time and a Business Support Grant focused on helping make local businesses become Real Living Wage Accredited employers.

There is a range of support already in place for residents struggling with rising household costs. Full information about these schemes and how to access them is available via Greenwich Supports: www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/Greenwich-Supports

Remembrance honours those who serve to defend our democratic freedoms and way of life. We unite across faiths, cultures and backgrounds to remember the service and sacrifice of the Armed Forces community from Britain and the commonwealth.

The red poppy is a symbol of both Remembrance and hope for a peaceful future.

Poppies are worn as a show of support for the Armed Forces community. 

The poppy is a well-known and well-established symbol, one that carries a wealth of history and meaning with it. Wearing a poppy is still a very personal choice, reflecting individual experiences and personal memories. It is never compulsory but is greatly appreciated by those who it is intended to support.

Click the links below to find out more information about Remembrance Day, The Poppy Appeal and the work that the Royal British Legion undertake:

What is Remembrance?

Your act of Remembrance

Virtual Field of Remembrance

About the poppy

11 things you might not know about the poppy

Breast Cancer Now - Wear it Pink is a charity event that the Poly have supported over the past few years, it is a charity close to our hearts as we have had several colleagues who have benefitted from their support. This year we will be holding our special day on Friday 4^th November, staff and students can wear something pink to school-suggested donation £1.

We are also holding our very own ‘Poly Bake Off’, the bakes will be judged on the day by three judges from the boy’s school. A big thank you to Learning Support for hosting the bake sale on the day, I hope with everyone’s support we can raise some much-needed money!

You can donate to our JustGiving page for Wear it Pink 2022 here

Take a look at our brand-new menus that will be launching after the October half-term break.

Click here to view more information about our catering provision