8 km / 5 miles : seaside town on the north coast of in south-east England Distance and direction from Canterbury Population 32000 North Timeline Whitstable: Famous for… 1086: As recorded in the Domesday Book, what was the original name and Oyster: A marine mollusc with a Witenestaple - "the meeting place of the white post" meaning of Whitstable? rough irregular shell; found on the By which year had this name evolved in Whitstable? 1610 sea bed mostly in coastal waters

1830: Which company opened the world's first steam railway service? The Canterbury and Whitstable Railway Company

What nickname was given to the railway line in Whitstable due to its initials The Crab And Winkle Railway (C&WR) and Whitstable's shellfish industry? What year was Whitstable harbour opened by the railway company? 1832

Saturday 22nd – Monday 24th July (33rd Whitstable 2017: When is this year’s Oyster Festival? Oyster Festival) The Whitstable School History Maunsell Forts: Armed towers built in the during 1952: Which school was built in Bellevue Road? The Sir William Nottidge secondary school

the Second World War to help 1998: What did the school’s name change to..? The Community College Whitstable (CCW) defend the . TWS Houses Colour Named after? Named after Lord Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in Victory: (Blue ties) Blue 1805. 1922: HMS Victory was moved to a dry dock at Portsmouth, England, and preserved as a museum ship.

Endeavour: (Red ties) Red Named after the British Royal Navy research vessel.

1769 to 1771: James Cook sailed HMS Endeavour on his first voyage of discovery, to Australia and New Zealand.

Key People at TWS The Greta: Thames Sailing Barge

Senior Assistant Headteacher often seen in Whitstable harbour.

Headteacher and KS 3 Progress Leader Pastoral Support Manager Built in 1892 to be used as a

Mrs Gibson Ms Gee Mrs Stephens working barge transporting cargo on the .

Whitstable: seaside town on the n_____ coast of K____ in s____-e____ E____ Distance and direction from Canterbury Population

Timeline Whitstable: Famous for… 1086: As recorded in the Domesday Book, what was the original name and Oyster: A m_____ m______with meaning of Whitstable? a r____ i_____ shell; found on the By which year had this name evolved in Whitstable? sea bed mostly in c_____ waters

1830: Which company opened the world's first steam railway service?

What nickname was given to the railway line in Whitstable due to its initials (C&WR) and Whitstable's shellfish industry? What year was Whitstable harbour opened by the railway company?

2017: When is this year’s Oyster Festival?

The Whitstable School History Maunsell Forts: A____ towers built in the T____ e_____ during 1952: Which school was built in Bellevue Road?

the S_____ W____ W__ to help 1998: What did the school’s name change to..? defend the U_____ K______. TWS Houses Colour Named after? Victory:

1922: HMS V______was moved to a dry dock at P______, E______, and preserved as a museum ship.

Endeavour:

1769 to 1771: James Cook sailed HMS E______on his first voyage of discovery, to A______and N___ Z______.

Key People at TWS The Greta: T_____ S_____ B____

SAHT and Key Stage 3 often seen in W_____ h______. Headteacher Progress Leader Pastoral Support Manager Built in _____ to be used as a Mrs G______Ms G__ Mrs S______w_____ b_____ transporting cargo on the R____ T____.