Friends of Hanover - Welcome
At the heart of any community is its families and children.
At the heart of any fundraising initiative is the desire to develop and grow.
At the heart of any thriving community is inclusivity, and teamwork.
As the parent-teacher association for Hanover school, Friends of Hanover (FoH), we work on these principles.
We liaise with the school to understand their most pressing fundraising needs, and do our best to support them through our efforts. We collaborate with parents and carers, who generously donate their time and energy to help deliver our busy events calendar.
Throughout the year, we host a range of events; designed to bring our diverse and dynamic school community together, and raise funds to help improve the learning and play experience of all Hanover children.
Some events serve one purpose, and others serve both. All are fun!
Have a look below at some past FoH activity and our committee members to get a flavour of what we’re all about, and what we’ve got in store for this year. You can follow us on Instagram to regular updates as well. We’re always open to new ideas, feedback and suggestions on how to expand our offering, so please contact us if you have any to share or would like to get involved.
We’d love to hear from you.
Warmly,
Alex Abraham
FoH Chair
Past newsletters
Chair's Report AGM October 2024
2024/25 Committee members
Friends of Hanover Committee members (ID 1132)
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Alexandra AbrahamChair
Alexandra Abraham
Alexandra is Chair of FoH and has two children at Hanover. Her career has centered around working with inspiring young people from underserved communities in the UK, Canada and South Africa; across the education, corporate responsibility, international development and charity sectors. Alexandra is delighted at the opportunity to play a role in connecting and facilitating fun for our whole school community.
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Iona Akbar KhanTreasurer
Iona Akbar Khan
Iona has been a member of FoH for three years and is currently the treasurer. She has one child at Hanover. She has lived and worked locally for 14 years and is keen to continue to contribute to the school and the amazing and diverse community it fosters.
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Joe Radmore
Joe Radmore
Joe Radmore is from Devon and has two children at Hanover. He has been active for many years in various community improvement projects. Professionally Joe is an entrepreneur and also works in the corporate world trading ships. His hobbies are modern history, music and anything to do with the ocean.
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Lisa Recker
Lisa Recker
Lisa has lived in Islington for 15 years, and is originally from the US. She works at a design consultancy with a background in Masterplanning. During lockdown, she got out her watercolours and started a side project of writing and drawing children's books. Lisa has one child in Reception, and is passionate about connecting people and making Hanover the best it can be for our community.
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Maria Abellan
Maria Abellan
Maria joined the FoH Committee in 2022 and has a son at Hanover in year one. Maria trained as an Archaeologist and specialised in Osteoarchaeology focusing mainly on prehistory. She has always been interested in understanding cultural diversity and is keen to support her local community through education and sports; seeing these as a way forward to a brighter future. Maria is a great believer in a little help going a long way.
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Maria Savage
Maria Savage
Maria has been a committee member for five years and the co-chair for two of those years. Maria is now the business manager at Hanover and helps to link the school leadership and priorities with Foh fundraising targets and objectives. Maria has one daughter at Hanover.
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Helene Parisot
Helene Parisot
Helene, a French expatriate residing in London for 13 years, is a self-employed entrepreneur juggling three businesses. Her services span Project Management in Retail Construction, Visual Merchandising & Brand Identity, and brand/business launch support, with a strong emphasis on Operations, Digital, and Technology. She's also a proud mother of two daughters, one in secondary school and the other in Year 4 at Hanover. Eager to contribute to our lively school community, she is fully prepared to dive in and facilitate positive change in any capacity!