About the Hampton Hill Business Association

Georgia has been a director of the Hampton Hill Business Association since 2019. When she owned a business on the High Street and was extremely keen to enhance the area. Whilst working as one of the association’s directors the position of Town Centre Manager became vacant and Georgia was attracted to take on this role to work closer with the other businesses, to improve Hampton Hill and organise events to boost footfall on the High Street.

Since taking on the role this has grown to include additional responsibility for assisting the businesses during the pandemic and working with the wonderful volunteers to support residents over the past two years. Unfortunately, Georgia’s own business had to close during this period, but she has been delighted to remain as Town Centre Manager and Director. Please feel free to contact Georgia at any point should you have any concern or comments about Hampton Hill whether you are a business or a local resident. I am always around to help where I can.

Karen is the Principal of the Jack and Jill Family of Schools, a group of independent schools that have been operating in the area since 1951. She became a director of Hampton Hill Business Association when the group’s Preparatory School, Clarence House Preparatory, opened on the High Street in 2016.

The Family of Schools opened in 1951 in the home of its founder, Mrs Molly Papirnik, in Nightingale Road Hampton and grew rapidly over the next few years when it added its second school, now operating on First Cross Road, Twickenham. With the opening of Clarence House Preparatory School, the group now offer education for girls from two to eleven years.

Karen took over management of the group from her grandmother in 1991 and searched for many years for a building suitable for its preparatory school. Opportunity was finally presented when the elegant but sadly dilapidated Grade II building on the High Street became available. Although permission for change of use was required as well as extensive renovation and remodelling, these were finally achieved with the support of both the business and residential community, so the new school could finally open in September 2016. In appreciation of the welcome and support given to this new venture Karen offered her services to the Business Association and has been pleased to assist in improving the area and providing support since this time.

Martin became a member of the HHBA in 2013 when he was overseeing the SOS! SEN Children’s Charity shop in the Parade. Whilst that has now closed, he had remained as the Association’s Secretary and Treasurer because he is keen to ensure that the Hampton Hill businesses and the wider community benefit from the unique nature and features of the area.