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Baglan Primary School Celebrate Silver!

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Baglan Primary School Celebrate Silver!

February 2024

On the morning of Thursday 8th Febuary, Baglan Primary School, in Neath Port Talbot, were presented with their Silver Armed Forces Friendly School (AFFS) Cymru status, in recognition of their whole school approach when creating a positive and welcoming environment for Service children on their role. 

Their Little Troopers Club were joined at their celebration assembly by a guest of honour, Kath Morris. Kath will celebrate her 100th birthday in March and served at Bletchley Park during WW2 and is now a local resident. The whole school and other guests including the Mayor of Neath Port Talbot, Cllr Chris Williams, Deputy Lord Lieutenant of West Glamorgan Capt Huw Williams, Armed Forces Liaison Officer (AFLO) Finola Pickwell, Armed Forces School Governor Major Charlie Bentley RA, Mrs Kelly Devonport - a parent to two Little Troopers, Sean Molino from Forces Fitness and a host of Service children parents sang Happy birthday/Penblwydd Hapus to Kath. 

This school continues to show outstanding support to their Service children and we have been delighted to work with Eve Wilson, the school's Service Children School Champion. Thank you to Eve and the whole team at Baglan Primary for all their effort and dedication.

Congratulations on your Silver status! 

 

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Service children’s quotes

"As soon as we get used to a house, you get moved - I’ve been to four schools and moved six times."

Aiden

"I lived in Nepal, then we went to Brunei, then Malaysia."

Ashim

"In my eyes, you have hundreds of friends in different places."

Chloe

"I’m used to moving now and mixing with the children... I’ve done it so many times, it’s just a normal thing now."

Chloe

"It's ok talking over skype and that, but sometimes you just want a hug when Dad is away."

Georgia

"I’ve enjoyed going around to lots of places around the world, it's adventurous and exciting."

Harry

"In my eyes, you have hundreds of friends in different places."

Ieuan

"My mum got a chalk board and it says how many sleeps on it with chalk, every minute it’s getting closer for him coming home."

Mia

"I don’t want him to get promoted... I want him to get promoted but I don’t want to leave."

Oliver

"I might be going to boarding school so that I don’t change schools every few years."

Ryan

"I've been to seven different schools; I’ve not stayed put in one school long enough."

Shana

"He has been away for six months and he is back for two weeks, then he goes away again."

Sianed

"My parents were in the Army. My mum is a like a nurse and my dad went to the war in Afghanistan. I actually didn’t really know what he was doing so I was like, ‘Cool Dad, go there,’ but then I found out and thought, 'Thank God he came back alive.'"

Sanjog

"He signed off last week, so he will be done by the end of this year. He’s done 24 years. I find that better because he will be around a lot. He likes watching us playing rugby, so he will get to see us more."

Lewis

"I’m going to a new place entirely. They don’t know anything about me and that’s a big restart and that’s really good for me."

Piaras

"I moved to Wales because my dad was posted in the Army. I thought I would get bullied and I was shy when you meet new people, but I made some friends."

Dan