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TWBS
7 years
Congratulations to Mark Wilkinson, Director of Rowing, who has won the Daniel Topolski Award as the GB Rowing Team Development Coach of 2017. This great honour is in recognition of all his achievements in 2017 with TWBS boat club and the GB Junior Rowing Team. So proud of you.
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This is how The Windsor Boys' School responds to the corona virus crisis - Stay strong and Uno Animo! ('with one spirit' - together!)
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7 years
Following our recent Ofsted Inspection at the end of Feb, we are pleased to announce that we have been judged to be overall GOOD with an OUTSTANDING sixth form. A wonderful outcome. Well done to all the staff, students and parents involved. Such a supportive @TWBS community!
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We're all so very proud of these fine men, their achievement today, and all who paved the way for them over the years
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Windsor Boys' has just won the Fawley Cup at Henley today. Congratulations to the athletes and their coach Mark Wilkinson. Amazing race!!
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@TWBS
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8 years
Windsor Boys' wins U16 National Schools Cup!
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Congratulations to our @WBSBC senior quad. They have just won the Fawley Cup at ⁦ @HenleyRegatta ⁩ for the second year running, with another course record. They and their coaches are simply amazing. #unoanimo
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@TWBS
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120 old boys from the newly created Windsor County Boys' School served in WWI. 16 of them gave their lives for their country. Today the whole school remembered those young men in a moving Remembrance Service at the flagpole and a two minute silence. We will remember them.
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@TWBS
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A final round of applause for former headmaster Peter Blake by boys @TWBS before his funeral today. So many in the school, in the past and today, owe him so much. A true Windsorian.
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@TWBS
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6 years
Congratulations to the boys and coaches in @TWBS senior quad who beat a strong crew from Sydney in the Fawley Cup @HenleyRegatta today. They are once again in the final. Amazing achievement. Well do to all.
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Congratulations to all our year 13 @TWBS students who today picked up their results. They all did very well and should be thoroughly proud of the hard work they put in to earn these grades. Well done - a remarkable cohort in a remarkable year!
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@TWBS
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I would like to thank our wonderful year 13 students today who, against all the adversity, showed such cheerfulness, imagination and spontaneous fun to celebrate their last day. They have such strength of character which will make them stand out in the future. Good luck everyone.
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@TWBS
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5 years
Our PPE production line is up and running, with nearly 200 items already with local healthcare providers. We can double that if you are able to donate Thanks to JDX who gave a whopping £1,000! Amazing.
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@TWBS
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RIP Sir Michael Parkinson CBE, who opened (and generously contributed to) our school library. Pictured here opening the library, named in his honour, in February 2016.
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@TWBS
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Daniel Loughran and Alex Wilson both got A*A*A*A* in their A levels results. It doesn’t get better than that. Well done both. Outstanding!
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2 years
Congratulations to both finalists. Incredible, historic, unprecedented. #historymakers
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Congratulations @WBSBC 'A' for winning the Fawley Challenge Cup! #HRR22
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Looking forward to seeing some of our year 10 students on Tuesday, and some year 12 on Wednesday. The site has been prepared for social distancing and arrangements made to keep everyone safe.
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@TWBS
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We are saddened to hear of the passing of His Royal Highness, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He was always an outstanding champion of disadvantaged young people and a broad education for all. Our thoughts are with HM the Queen and the Royal Family at this time.
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Following the PM’s announcement today we are open tomorrow for yr 10,11,12&13. Plans are already in place for a closure from Monday. Yr9 should stay at home tomorrow so we can run the school safely. We’re very optimistic: together we will get through this.
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What a superlative performance of Les Miserables tonight. So proud of the most amazing and talented students in Windsor. Breathtaking, tearful, moving, inspired, professional, brilliant. Well done to all.
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Celebrating great A level results at #TWBS today. Nearly a third of grades were A or A* and 61% grade B or above. Well done to all students.
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6 years
The last night of The Sound of Music was fabulous, and all run by student leaders. A real success in so many ways. Well done everyone!
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2 years
What a lovely morning celebrating the achievements of our amazing Year 13 students. What a wonderful, hard working and resilient cohort you have been. Go forth and continue to be brilliant and stay in touch!
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3 years
What a way to end their first week as Windsor Boys. Huge numbers of students, staff and parents involved in the swim test! And the weather to suit the occasion 🌞🛶
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Thank you to all teachers, parents and other staff @TWBS who have supported these young men to this happy moment on A level results day. Your hard work has helped them all personally achieve so much. Thank you.
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So proud of our U16 football national champions! Nail-biting final. Great support. Superb teamwork. Great uno animo!
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Congratulations to all our students who collected their GCSE results today. We are very proud of you all as you have done really well and helped the school’s results go up again!! 76% of students passed English and Maths, a rise of 9% on last year.
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7 years
The Fawley Challenge Cup visits the school today for the first time ever, in preparation for the Boat Club Annual Dinner tomorrow night.
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One of our former students, Yoyo Chang, has had a wonderful write up in Bloomberg. We're all very proud of him and his amazing entrepreneurial mind. Quite an inspiration.
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8 years
Good luck to our Yr11 footballers in the Premier League Schools’ Cup Final in Manchester against Cardinal Hume, Gateshead. Looking good!
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Such a happy day to see 33 of our yr10 students in school after twelve weeks away. Although many were a little sleepy at first, they soon picked up and threw themselves into their work enthusiastically. All parents should be as proud of their boys as we are. Great job, gents.
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Tremendous end of year concert for Upper Schools @twbsmusic tonight. Amazing acts, great atmosphere, living breathing music .... and a bit emotional too! Bravo to all. What a finale.
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5 years
Very exciting racing at the National Schools Regatta today. The J15 quad have just won a gold medal! Well done to all crews, coaches and supportive parents. What a great club.
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Some tremendous results today from all of our students ⁦ @TWBS ⁩ at GCSE. Good pass rates - 81% maths, 82% Science, 84% French, 83% music, 75% history, 74% English, 71% Design Technology. Teachers here are very proud of their students today! Well done everyone.
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Thank you very much to the kind parent who sent this lovely bunch of flowers in to our staff, saying ‘Thank you for carrying on these challenging day.’ So very thoughtful and much appreciated.
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Congratulations to Team Excelsioar, including our Assistant Head, Caroline Hague. Inspiring, awesome, and many other words which will not do the achievement justice. Simply incredible.
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The entire TWBS community is deeply saddened to hear of the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.
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Our testing centre is all set up and ready to receive students and staff!
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Thank you to all the boys who have brought masks into school today and are wearing them properly @TWBS . Especially important in the wet weather. Please can we make sure that ALL boys have a mask on them tomorrow and on the following days. Thank you.
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Thank you to all the students, parents and staff @TWBS who helped in different ways to make THEIR special day so special for us all in Windsor.
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Great to host the IBSC @boysschools European conference today @twbs in conjunction with Eton @eton_college . A focus on challenging boys with Alexander Armstrong, Gary Wilson and Jonnie Noakes presenting to sixty delegates. Great stuff today.
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We have decided to close the school today due to the disruption to travel caused by the snow this morning.
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5 years
Very many happy students ⁦ @TWBS ⁩ getting their A level results today. Over half were grade B or above, and 30% A or A*. Well done to everyone - proud of you!
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Over 70 young women and men play in the Windsor Upper Schools’ Orchestra. Such a rich musical experience!⁦ @WindsorLearning ⁩ ⁦ @WGSWindsorGirls ⁩ ⁦ @twbsmusic
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TWBS Senior Christmas Party this afternoon. What an incredible event with over 70 residents and carers from local care homes enjoying tea, mince pies, live music and a fabulous raffle. Merry Christmas. #twbs #unoanimo
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Thank you to everyone who performed at our end of term Carol Service. You were fantastic! And thanks to all the support from parents, friends and alumni. Merry Christmas everybody!
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7 years
Celebrating the rowing success! Winners of the Fawley Challenge Cup. Henley Royal Regatta 2017
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6 years
Congratulations to all of our students who received their A level results today. They all did very well. 30% A*-A; 59% A*-B; 86% A*-C. We’re very proud of them and wish them all the very best for the future. Well done!
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4 years
To everyone in the @TWBS community all the very best wishes this Christmas and in the New Year. Here is a link to our online Carol Service Thank you Mr Manwaring.
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7 years
Wonderful end to a wonderful week at a wonderful school. The new year 9 en masse have 'picked up the baton' from previous years. Superb!
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Ecstatic scenes at the end of the most amazing and uplifting performance of Beauty and the Beast at TWBS and WGS. Quite breathtaking, ridiculously talented and very emotional. Tears and cheers all round. Well done.
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Senior Christmas party at TWBS.
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7 years
So proud of these young musicians and their teachers. Flying the flag for music in schools!
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The Windsor Upper Schools Music Dept.
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What a great day! Retweet to show that music is alive in schools and brings so much joy to young people! Yes it’s good for the brain, but it is also good because music is full of fun, joy & life!! @ISM_music @MMAmusicnews @MusicTeacherMag
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6 years
Three go to Oxbridge!! Well done James, Jude and Arun.
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Wishing the merriest Christmas to all our school community. Yesterday was a wonderful way to finish the term! #unoanimo #estanoche #thegreatestoftheseislove
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Congratulations to the quad who won well today against York in the Fawley Cup cheered on by supporters, parents and friends. Well done boys and coaches. ⁦ @WBSBC
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3 years
Fantastic to be welcoming our new Year 9 with an assembly from Mr Woods and Mr Furness this morning. The journey starts here… #unoanimo
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Tonight’s Upper Schools’ music concert was talented, joyous and full of surprises @TWBS & @WGSWindsorGirls Well done everyone!!
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7 years
Welcome New Year 9. Uno Animo.
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5 years
Can you donate to our 3D printing of PPE kit for local healthcare? See the video! A team effort of staff, parents and alumni - thank you so much. Please visit and donate at The response so far has been outstanding!
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7 years
Swim Test. 190 boys about to go into the river!
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Congratulations to the senior quad @WBSBC in the Fawley Cup at @HenleyRegatta today, who came back to win their race after a cracking start by Westminster School. Well done gentlemen - a really good race.
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Well done to our academic high fliers like Nick, Michael and Ben. (Michael got eight grade 9s and one grade 8. Wow!!)
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2 years
Just amazing!
@WBSBC
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2 years
Another just awesome day @twbs .. 3 more GOLDS (J18 2x J16/18 4x) on the last day of the British Junior Rowing Championships and a BRONZE in J16 doubles! 6 GOLDS including all the open quad events J14-18! An awesome end to the WBSBC season! Just the international stuff to go now!
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5 years
Senior Prefect Dinner was a great occasion tonight, thanking these great young men for all the hard work they do support the life of the school.
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7 years
Congratulations to our senior quad who have just won the Championship Quads at the National Schools Regatta. Excellent racing and coaching!
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6 years
The school now has a new promotional video. Here is the link: Please circulate it freely to show what our school is all about. Go to for more information. Big thanks to the Fousset brothers for their great work on this!
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Wins at Henley, National Schools, National Junior Champs, European J18 Coupe, Junior World Champs ... started here!
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Goodness me we know how to celebrate success. Thanks @WBSBC for an amazing evening inspiring the next generation. #unoanimo
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Congratulations to all the students receiving prizes @TWBS socially-distanced and audience-free speech day today with renowned barrister and former head boy Andrew Fenn as guest of honour.
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We’re back! Thanks to everyone who came out in the cold and warmed up with some singing! Wonderful performances from all the students!
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The Upper Schools’ Orchestra performed today for Lord Black’s visit, when he met music teachers, young musicians and school leaders to discuss how to keep music thriving in schools. Bravo to all involved.
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We had some outstanding GCSE results @TWBS from some individual students. All that hard work and steady commitment had paid of. You deserve every grade you got. Well done.
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Today we remembered those former pupils of @TWBS who gave their lives in WW1 & 2. Many thanks to all who made it such a moving occasion.
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6 years
Great to hear Mr Wilkinson with Ryan and Ben on BBC radio Berkshire this evening promoting the sport of rowing, as well as talking about their charity work and challenges facing state school sport.
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5 years
Our outgoing and incoming head boys and their team of senior prefects. Fine young men. Well done and thank you.
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1 year
INSET - ✅. We are ready to greet the latest TWBS cohort tomorrow - can’t wait to meet them and start another amazing year!
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6 years
House cross country today was a great event with so many boys running vigorously for the honour of their house. Well done EVERYONE who took part.
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7 years
Welcome back. First Whole School Assembly of the year. Uno Animo!
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5 years
Promoting #TWBS at St George’s School transition evening with two experts ... and the head!
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5 years
Thank you so much to everyone who made the Uno Animo Fundraising Dinner so hugely successful. Particular thanks to our sponsors and donors, and to the PTA committee who have been utterly brilliant!
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We would strongly urge all parents and friends of #TWBS to sign this petition - our government need to listen to those who know that current education funding levels have not been adequate for some years now. Petition: Increase funding for schools
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5 years
Congratulations to the Windsor Upper Schools' Politics Society who invited Jacob Rees-Mogg to a very informative and entertaining Friday afternoon meeting. Many different points of view intelligently and articulately expressed. Brilliant!
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These students are the backbone of our school: turning up every day, cheerfully working hard, helping out wherever, and all without craving attention. In time they will grow into the backbone of our country. Today they are rewarded with a #hotchocfri with the head. Well done!
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5 years
Windsor Upper Schools working together in Costa Rica.
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The Little Mermaid was enchanting, joyous, heartwarming and uplifting. Huge congratulations to everybody involved - an incredible achievement.
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Over £500 raised for MacMillan coffee morning. What a fantastic effort by an incredible team.
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Our U16 football squad won their fixture 2-1 against a determined Hounsdown school. Now into the semi final of the U16 national schools cup.
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3 years
Really good to see Staff v Leavers hockey - a narrow win for the staff! A very enjoyable game!
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8 years
The Quad raced brilliantly today in the final of The Fawley. at Henley. They exceeded expectations and made us all proud! Thank you boys!
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Good luck to our year 10 rugby tour which sets off to Canada today.
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A full turnout at our Yr9 options evening, finding out about our wide range of KS4 options.
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5 years
An enormously huge thank you to all the parnts, students and staff who helped with the Windsor Triathlon Race day parking raising much needed funds for the school @friendsoftwbs @HumanRaceEvents @visitwindsor good luck everyone! #UnoAnimo
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Congratulations! Amazing.
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@TWBS just brilliant to qualify the eight in the Princess Elizabeth to join the quads in the Fawley!! @HenleyRegatta
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4 years
So good to see TWBS up and running again after all these months. And so amazing to see all our students and staff back doing what they do so well ... albeit with new measures! Everyone has been terrific this week and had earned a restful weekend. Well done. See you all on Monday.
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9 years
Two former TWBS students have been selected to row for Oxford in the boatraces this year
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11 months
Sixth Form Senior Prefects raising money for #Movember #oddballs #ProstateCancer #testicularcancer by selling moustaches and cakes. £500+ raised so far. What an achievement. #twbs #wlp
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Support for the boys and Mark @TWBS @WBSBC has been outstanding, from all quarters. No one should underestimate the work and will-power it takes to get to the final of @HenleyRegatta . This equally applies to worthy opponents @MaidenheadRC . Thank you all for supporting rowing.
@WBSBC
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6 years
Massive thank you to everyone for all the support — it has been incredible both online and especially at the Regatta itself — the noise of the Windsor Roar down the course was amazing especially at Remenham and at the boat tent both before and...
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We wish everyone in the @TWBS community a joyous and peaceful Christmas, and a happy new year. Thank you for all your hard work, commitment and support.
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