Exciting adventures await your child! Year 4 Residential Trip to PGL Liddington, Monday 27h April – Tuesday 28th April 2026 

We have booked the PGL Liddington residential centre once again for our Year 4 pupils in April 2026. Although we will also be visiting a PGL centre in Year 5, the venue and activities are very different to the PGL trip the Year 4 children will do this year.   

This exciting adventure is one step up from the Year 3 camp out as the children spend one night at this residential centre, with two full fun-packed activity days. This is a great opportunity for children to get to know PGL expectations and routines so that they are ready to visit the PGL centre on the Isle of Wight in Year 5. We expect all children to attend. 

During the trip, children will have the opportunity to take part in a range of exciting adventurous activities. Further information can be found on the Centre’s website,https://www.pgl.co.uk/en-gb/adventure-holidays/centres/liddington.  

We will be travelling by coach. The cost of the residential is £212 

To secure your child's place, please make a deposit payment of £32.00 via MCAS by Friday 26th September 2025.  

Booking will open on Friday 5th September at 9am. 

Payment schedule  

• Deposit due by Friday 26th Sept 2025 £32.00 

• Instalment 1 due Friday 31st Oct 2025 £45.00 

• Instalment 1 due Friday 28th Nov 2025 £45.00 

• Instalment 1 due Friday 30th Jan 2026 £45.00 

• Instalment 1 due Friday 27th Feb 2026 £45.00 

 Pupil Premium Passport 

If your child has a Pupil Premium Passport, the cost of the trip will be covered by school. Please contact Jane Peterson, Finance Manager, at finance@fielding.ealing.sch.uk to indicate you would like your child to attend. You do not need to book on MCAS as this will generate a fee. Jane will instead manually add your child to the trip register. 

Financial Assistance 

Under the terms of the Education Act 1996, the cost of this visit must be met by voluntary contributions. This visit can only take place if we are able to meet the cost through voluntary contributions. 

The Governing Body of the school have adopted a charging policy which allows assistance to families in receipt of some benefits and allowances. This includes (but is not limited to) Universal Credit, Income Support and Income-Based Job Seekers Allowance. 

If you have difficulties making the payments for this trip, please contact Mrs Haines by email so we can discuss options for you.

Details from last year's trip (2025)

PGL, Liddington. Monday 28th April - Tuesday 29th April 2025, details from last year's trip

We are approaching our residential trip to PGL Liddington on 28th April. Please read the information below to prepare.

Children should be dropped off at school between 7.00am and 7.20am on 28th April via the main entrance on Wyndham Road. Parents and carers will say goodbye in the playground. Children will take their bags upstairs and gather in classrooms. Please be on time so we can organise everyone and leave by coach at 8.00am.

On Monday, children should wear clothes suitable for raft building, as they may get wet. They should also bring a bag with a change of clothes, trainers, and a towel. Wet clothes can be placed in the same bag after the activity. There will be no time to change before we start.

When we arrive at Liddington, bags will be dropped at a central location, and children will go straight to their activity groups. Dorm rooms will not be ready, so there will be no chance to change upon arrival.

On Monday, children will participate in three daytime activities and one evening activity, and on Tuesday, they will have two more activities. Lunch and dinner will be provided on Monday, and breakfast and lunch on Tuesday. Please do not pack extra snacks or sweets, as they are not needed and cannot be eaten in dorms.

While there is a gift shop at PGL Liddington, our itinerary does not allow time to visit it, so please do not send spending money with your child.

If your child needs medication for the trip, please bring it to school by Thursday, 24th April. It should be in its original box, clearly labelled with your child's name and class, along with any instructions for administration.

We expect to return to school on Tuesday, 29th April, at around 4.00pm. Coaches will stop at the Coombe Road entrance. Bags will be unloaded first, and children will gather with their designated adult. Please inform the adult before taking your child.

If you have any questions about the trip, please email admin@fielding.ealing.sch.uk with ‘FAO. Mr Monks’ in the subject line.

. Y4 PGL’ as the subject of the email.

Parent Questions

Can my child bring a day bag?

Yes. Children should bring an additional small rucksack with them which they will carry with them between activities. The bag should include a water bottle. It could also include sun-cream and hat or a light jumper or rain jacket, depending on the weather. Children may also like to bring their reading book or a tennis ball for times when we have free time away from the dorm. Please do not bring any electrical devices or extra snacks and sweets.

How secure are the rooms? What is the layout of the dorm area like?

All the children will be in the same dormitory building. However, all rooms are single sex. Every child’s room is next to an adult room as the adult rooms are spread evenly throughout our corridors. Individual dorm rooms will not be locked so that children can leave their room and find an adult during the night if they need somebody. Children are, though, unable to leave the dormitory building.

Can my child bring a snack?

Children can bring a healthy snack in their day bag on the Monday that we are travelling to PGL. This snack will be eaten upon arrival at Liddington before we head off for our first activity. Healthy snacks should be the same types of snacks that children eat in school and should not contain any nuts. As in school, children will not be allowed to share snacks due to some children having food allergies.

What if my child has a club when they get back to school?

Any children that are booked into a specialist club or ASC and are not picked up by a parent or guardian, will be taken to those clubs when we return. Although we are aiming to return at 4.00pm, we will not be able to take children to their clubs until everyone else has been dismissed which will likely be around 15-20 minutes so they would miss the majority of any 3.30 - 4.30 clubs.

Can my child eat and drink on the coach if they feel sick?

Food and drink is not permitted by the coach company to be consumed on the coach. Our journey should be around 90-100 minutes. If your child suffers from travel sickness, please ensure they take travel sickness tablets/medication before coming to school on Monday. Please also provide the school with the same medication for the journey back to school. All medication should be in original packaging and be clearly labelled with your child’s name and instructions for when and how to take it.

Note. Children should not be given any medication to look after themselves. Please give all medication into the school as soon as possible. All medication should be in original packaging and be clearly labelled with your child’s name and instructions for when and how to take it.

Consent, medical and dietary needs

This information will be sent out soon.

What are the rooms like and what will we be doing?

We will be staying on the ground floor areas 2, 3 and 4. All rooms sleep 4 children. Room mates will be confirmed in the week before go with all rooms being single sex. Have a look at the virtual tour for Liddington below to see what the rooms look like.

Children will be divided into 11 activity groups which will also be communicated in the week before we go. Each group will take part in 5 different activities. All groups will also have a campfire as their evening activity on Monday. Each activity will be led by a fully trained member of PGL staff with a member of Fielding staff supervising the group. Full details and photos of each activity can be found on the virtual tour below as well. Check them out.

Virtual Tour

What to bring

Check out the PGL checklist for a generic guide on what to bring on a PGL trip.

Please note the following changes for our trip to Liddington;

• You do not need to bring bedding/pillows as they will be provided by PGL.
• You need to bring 1 pair of trainers which you will wear for activities that you do not mind getting dirty. You need a second pair of shoes/trainers to wear when we return from PGL and in the evening which you will keep clean. You need a third pair for watersports that need to be worn to PGL as we are taking part in a raft building activity and may get wet.
• You need 2 towels. 1 for the room and 1 for the raft building activity.
• Do not bring mobile phones or any other electrical device.
• Do not bring watches as you will be asked to remove them for some activities. If they get lost or misplaced they can be very difficult to find again.
• Do not bring any snacks/sweets for the coach or dorms. Food is not permitted in either of those places.

Kit List

Eating at PGL

All meals will be provided by PGL during our visit. We will be arriving at Liddington at around 10.00am where will go straight to activities. Our first meal there will be lunch, which will be in the dining hall, so please ensure your child has enough breakfast before coming to school. We will then be back in the dining hall for dinner. The following day, children will eat breakfast and then lunch in the dining hall before leaving to return to school.

We do not have a confirmed menu for our visit but please check out the link below for a sample menu which will give you an idea of the foods which will be on offer.

https://schoolsandgroups.pgl.co.uk/uk-pgl-menu/ 

PGL are able to cater for a wide variety of dietary needs so please check your child's dietary needs are up to date and this has been communicated with their teacher.