Generations Connect Over Tea at Highfield and Brookham
Highfield and Brookham engage with the local community, enriching lives through regular visits to the Liphook Day Centre.
It is important for our school community to engage with the local community and add value wherever we can. For several years, Highfield and Brookham School has had the privilege of being involved with the Liphook Day Centre. Our children regularly visit the centre to enjoy board games, conversations, arts and crafts and the occasional choir performance.
The Liphook Day Centre has been a haven for the elderly residents of Liphook for over 30 years, and we are incredibly proud to be part of such a wonderful community hub. Each term, a group of pupils regularly visit the centre to spend time with the seniors, listening to their fascinating stories, sharing laughter and building meaningful connections across generations. It’s always a highlight of the children’s week.
This term, the children wanted to return the hospitality they’ve received and hosted a wonderful afternoon tea for some of the Day Centre regulars in the school’s cosy Pavilion Café. There was tea, cake and plenty of cheerful chatter as our Year 8 pupils warmly welcomed their friends from the centre.
'It was such a pleasure to invite the Liphook Day Centre here. It gave the children the opportunity to show their friends where they go to school and most importantly, to return the wonderful hospitality they have enjoyed,' said Vivienne Liddell, Deputy Head (Pastoral).
'We’ve had such a wonderful afternoon. It was a real treat for our members to have an outing and a delicious afternoon tea! We all enjoyed seeing where the children go to school and it brought back so many lovely memories and sparked lots of school-day stories among our senior friends,' said Natalie d’Amato, Liphook Day Centre Manager.
November 2025