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November 2025

25/11/25
Announcement: Free Local Event
Here are the details of a free local event, which families may be interested in. This is not run by Whinless Down Academy. An accessible text version can be downloaded at the bottom of this page.
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19/11/25
Wreaths Laid in Remembrance of Fallen Heroes
Two days after Remembrance Day, Year 6 visited the war memorial in Dover town centre. A sombre occasion, in which we could pay respects to those who have fought and fallen in many wars for the country. We laid wreaths we made at school, observed a minute's silence and viewed the different family...
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07/11/25
Year 6 Experience WW1 Battlefield Life at Hawthorne Trenches
Learning lift off – Year 6 : The Hawthorne Trenches Year 6 had the special treat of augmenting our learning on World War 1 with a trip to Hawthorne Trenches. In the idyllic Kent countryside, we visited the incredibly accurate reconstruction of trenches based on the Somme battlefields 100 ye...
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