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Remembering the Fallen
Posted on: 23/10/2025

Remembering the Fallen

Just before half term a group of students led by Mrs Pretsell, Assistant Headteacher at Amery Hill School, joined former Curtis Museum Curator, and a retired staff member of Amery Hill School, Mr Tony Cross in the cemetery opposite the rear of the school. For many of the past 25 years a small group of volunteers from the school have helped the local historian give the Commonwealth War Grave Commission (CWGC) headstones a scrub in advance of Remembrance Day and place a small Cross of Remembrance by them. But why there are war graves in Alton? Despite the fighting taking place mostly overseas in both conflicts of the 20th century, the CWGC looks after 160,000 headstones around the UK, including a few in Alton. There were many training areas and military hospitals in the UK during both wars. Training accidents and medical issues also took their toll. UK hospitals also cared for the wounded after their evacuation from European battlefields. Those that passed away during their hospital stay would be buried nearby. Interestingly, there was a Red Cross Hospital in the Assembly Rooms during The Great War. Britain in WW2 was well known for the battles played out above its skies. Airfields were dotted around the country to protect against enemy air raids and provide bases for missions over Europe. Some casualties were able to be returned to their next of kin for burial locally. Within both sections of Alton Cemetery there are eight burials relating to WWI and 14 associated with WW2. In addition, there is a private memorial chosen by one WW2 family and several family headstones of both wars that include family members lost overseas. Three family headstones included the small bronze memorial plaque issued to families who had lost members after WW1, although only one is still in place. Mounted on the low wall of the Crematorium Memorial area at the top of the cemetery are two small plaques. One commemorates two women from the town who died in SE Asia during WW2, whilst the other remembers the four civilians who died due to enemy bombs falling on Alton in March 1941. View Article
Restart a Heart Day: Empowering Our Year 9 Students with Life-Saving Skills
Posted on: 16/10/2025

Restart a Heart Day: Empowering Our Year 9 Students with Life-Saving Skills

At Amery Hill School, we believe that education extends far beyond the classroom, encompassing vital skills that prepare our students for real-world challenges. Recently, our Year 9 students took a significant step in that journey by participating in a hands-on CPR workshop as part of the national Restart a Heart Day initiative. Education for Life The atmosphere in the hall was one of focused energy as students learned the essential techniques required to respond to a cardiac arrest. In an emergency, every second counts, and having the confidence to act can truly be the difference between life and death. From understanding how to assess a situation to mastering the rhythm of chest compressions, our students embraced the opportunity to learn these vital life-saving skills. What was most impressive, however, was the fantastic enthusiasm and dedication displayed by the year group throughout the day. They approached the practical sessions with a level of seriousness and care that reflects the community-minded values we strive for at Amery Hill. We would like to extend a huge thank you to the incredible volunteers from the South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS). We are immensely grateful to them for giving up their time to train and inspire our students. Their expertise and encouragement ensured that every student left the workshop feeling more capable and informed. The volunteers shared some brilliant feedback about our students saying, Year 9 students showed fantastic maturity, enthusiasm, and great CPR skills throughout the day. It was a pleasure to work with such engaged students.  View Article
Street Croft Farm
Posted on: 14/10/2025

Street Croft Farm

Year 7 Geographers have been studying a unit on Food and Farming this term and to support their work they took a trip to Street Croft Farm near Herriard. Mr Constable and Hannah were amazing hosts and so happy to show the students around the farm. The students had been learning in class about traditional pastoral and arable farming and the way that modern farms are now diversifying. Street Croft Farm is an excellent example of this with a farm shop, cafe and on-site butchers. The farm also had a wide range of animals: donkeys, cattle, goats, pigs and chickens. Some are kept for traditional pastoral farming but many simply there for the visitors to the farm to enjoy. This was the first whole school Year 7 trip that our new Amery students had been on and their behaviour and attitude was excellent. Let's hope that they enjoy many more such visits in the future during their time here. View Article

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