Tippington Town

Tippington Town

Tippington Town is the town where Rachel Walker lives with her family.

Features[]

Tippington is quite a big town. Kirsty described it as a "metropolis compared to Wetherbury" in Rainbow Magic: Return to Rainspell Island.

There is the Morristown Aquarium near the town, two shopping centres called Tippington Fountains Shopping Centre and the Rainbow Shopping Centre, the Tippington Theatre and Swan Theatre. Shops in the Fountains Shopping Centre consists of Winter Woolies, Bath Bliss, Tippington Toys and the Book Nook. Tippington has its own Science Museum and a village hall where Mrs Walker's surprise party was held. There is also a community centre where fun events are held. Tippington Town has its own local radio station, Tippington Radio.

Shops consist of the Tippington Bookshop, a costume shop, Tall Toy Store (with four floors), Fashion Fun, Fabulous Flowers, Dancing Days and the Bakery. Tippington has a little cinema and a dental surgery. Specific roads consist of Tippington High Street, Twisty Alley and Tippington Lane, a cul-de-sac.

Tippington has a variety of sports places, such as tennis and netball courts, ice rinks, Funky Feet Dance Studios and a swimming pool. Tippington's healthcare services include Tippington Children's Hospital, City Hospital and the Greenacre Rest Home for the elderly.

There is a park, another park called Windy Hollow Park and a skate park next to it, plus an Adventure Playground. The Oval Park is for roller skaters and skateboarders. Rachel attends Tippington School. Every summer, The Fernandos' Fabulous Funfair is held on the school playing field. In the middle of the town, there is a patch of land that was eventually turned into the Peace Garden by the community. There is another park behind Rachel's house called Spinney Park.

Castle Springs Ballet School and Tip-Top Castle lie on the edge of Tippington. As well as the castle, there is Tippington Manor, which has an adventure playground with a big slide and a treehouse. The town has a Clock Tower, a botanical garden as well as a beautiful Japanese garden. There is a 'haunted' house where the community Halloween party was held. Hillfields Farm is a Christmas tree farm.

There is also a bubbling brook, riding stables and Buttercup Farm. Cherrywell Village, Harton Town and Cooke Stadium are quite close by.

Notable residents[]

Rachel Walker, Mr Walker, Mrs Walker and their dog Buttons
The Mayor
Mr and Mrs Palmer and Ellie, the Walkers' family friends (India)
Mrs Bowler, Mr Pike, Mr Nutbeam, Miss Patel, Mrs Hilaria, Mrs Bowles, Mr Chen, Mrs Ratha and Mr Beaker, teachers at Rachel's school (Leah, School Days Fairies, Addison, Tilly and Felicia)
Dominic Grant and Helena Mitchell, famous figure skaters from Tippington (Isla)
Bailey, Rachel's neighbour (Helping Fairies)
Matilda and Georgia, the twins whose parents run The Fernandos' Fabulous Funfair (Funfair Fairies)
Abigail and Miriam, sisters who are daughters of Rachel’s dad’s Jewish friend (Hana)
Nathan, Rachel's neighbour (Sara)
Andrew, the leader of the Christmas choir (Chrissie)
Mrs Patterson, a resident in Cherrywell Village whose house was where the girls retrieved Chrissie's last object. (Chrissie)
The Kemps, the Walkers' friends who give away great Halloween sweets (Trixie)
Sam, Rachel's neighbour (Belle)
Aunt Angela, Rachel's aunt (Blossom)
Eliza, the Tippington Youth Club leader (Maria)
Aunt Willow and Margot, Rachel’s aunt and cousin (Ellen, Maryam)
Emma, town hall secretary (Greta)
Lara and Isla, sisters who take part in the poster competition (Greta)
Marnie, head gardener (Brianna, Jacinda)
Charlie, the bookshop owner (Hannah)
Emily and Jessica, Mrs Walker's friend (Charlotte)
Erica, person in charge of the peace garden (Jacinda)
Ned, worker (Jacinda)
Josh, a nurse at City Hospital (Maryam)
Karen Lewis, Jessy, Amy, Claire, Ellie, Holly, Zac, Tanya, Adam, Kayla, Josie, Maya, Dylan, Isabel and Abby (Rachel's school friends)
Lydia, Bril, Angela and Wendy, popular girls in Rachel's school (Return to Rainspell Island)

Stories set in Tippington[]

Jewel Fairies[]

Kirsty is staying with Rachel for half term, when they are whisked to Fairyland to discover that the fairies' magic jewels are missing. The girls are determined to return the jewels before the magic fades away.

Fun Day Fairies[]

Kirsty and Rachel are together again. But when they notice that people are miserable everyday, they strike out to help the fairies find the Fun Day Flags.

Sporty Fairies[]

The girls are trying out many different sports, all whilst helping their friends, the Sporty Fairies, seek their magic objects before the Fairyland Olympics.

Showtime Fairies[]

Kirsty is visiting Rachel in time for the Tippington Variety Show. They attend many auditions and help their fairy friends to find their magic stars at the same time.

Fashion Fairies[]

The girls are excited for a new shopping centre to open. But things soon go wrong and they are caught in another adventure to help the fairies before the charity fashion show.

School Days Fairies[]

Kirsty is attending Rachel's school for a week because her school was flooded. Whilst there, they help their new friends, the School Days Fairies, to find their badges so Tippington School can receive an outstanding report.

Fairytale Fairies[]

The girls are helping their fairy friends to find their missing objects while staying at Tiptop Castle for the Fairytale Festival.

Helping Fairies[]

Rachel's aunt, Lesley and Kirsty, are staying with the Walkers. But when the girls begin to notice strange things occurring, they must help their friends once more before the Tippington Helper of the Year is awarded.

Funfair Fairies[]

Kirsty is staying with Rachel for a weekend and they go to the funfair together. The Funfair Fairies appear, asking the girls for their help as Jack Frost has stolen their magic key rings.

Festival Fairies[]

Kirsty has spent autumn half term with Rachel looking for traces of the other three Festival Fairies’ magic items.

Puppy Care Fairies[]

Rachel and Kirsty are helping at the Leafy Lane Animal Shelter in the half term.

Birthday Party Fairies[]

Rachel is at home when she spots some trouble.

Holly the Christmas Fairy[]

In the run up to Christmas, Rachel and Kirsty are preparing and help Holly to find the missing presents and Santa's sleigh.

Paige the Pantomime Fairy[]

Kirsty is staying with Rachel until Christmas Eve and the Tippington Christmas pantomime is taking place in 3 days time. The girls must help Paige recover her items before the pantomime is a mess.

Chrissie the Wish Fairy[]

Kirsty is spending the week before Christmas at Rachel's. Chrissie asks them for their help so festive wishes can be granted.

Trixie the Halloween Fairy[]

The girls are excited to go trick or treating together. But first, they must help Trixie to find her magic sweets before the night is over.

Belle the Birthday Fairy[]

After Belle's birthday charms go missing, the girls are determined to find them before Mrs Walker's surprise party is spoiled.

Tamara the Tooth Fairy[]

After Tamara fails to collect Kirsty's tooth, the girls help her find the objects again so she and dentists can do their jobs properly.

Angelica the Angel Fairy[]

Kirsty and Rachel are in the same Brownie pack, helping with festive activities for the elderly as well as helping sick children and helping Angelica at the same time.

Carly the Schoolfriend Fairy[]

The girls go head to head in a school competition. But when Carly appears and asks for their help, the competition is ruined by Jack Frost and his goblins.

Addison the April Fool's Day Fairy[]

Kirsty is, for some reason, going to school with Rachel on the first day of April, which means tricks and pranks are certainly heading their way, but when they aren't as funny as they'd usually find them, the girls help Addison find her magic objects.

Lila and Myla the Twins Fairies[]

When Kirsty comes to visit Tippington, the girls go to Rachel's school friends Jessy and Amy's birthday party. As things start to go wrong, they meet two special fairies, Lila and Myla.

Tilly the Teacher Fairy[]

Kirsty is spending the day at Rachel's school for the grand opening of an ICT Centre. They help Tilly to find her objects before the ceremony is ruined.

Giselle the Christmas Ballet Fairy[]

The girls win a competition to spend a day at the Castle Springs Ballet School. There, they meet Giselle and get the opportunity to see the behind-the-scenes of the Christmas ballet they're going to see later on.

Alyssa the Snow Queen Fairy[]

The girls are spending the weekend together when they are visited by Alyssa who needs their help so winter can pass smoothly.

Blossom the Flower Girl Fairy[]

Rachel and Kirsty help Aunt Angela organise the biggest wedding Tippington has seen, until they get caught up in another fairy adventure.

Samira the Superhero Fairy[]

Rachel and Kirsty are going to see the new superhero movie featuring their two favourite superheroes, until everything goes wrong and they need to help Samira retrieve her objects.

Maria the Mother's Day Fairy[]

Kirsty is staying with Rachel over the weekend and they are getting ready for Mother's Day. Just as the plan for the Mother's Day Picnic turns into chaos, Maria appears and asks for the girls' help.

Evelyn the Mermicorn Fairy[]

The girls are spending the last weeks of their holidays together when they meet Evelyn, who invites them to Fairyland to watch the mermicorns.

Camilla the Christmas Present Fairy[]

Kirsty is spending the week before Christmas with Rachel's family. She meets Camilla hiding in her bag of presents on the train to Tippington.

Greta the Earth Fairy[]

The girls are taking part in the eco competition held by the town council and they meet Greta.

Brianna the Bee Fairy[]

After the success of the peace garden, Rachel and Kirsty have learnt how much they love helping the community. They plan to save the bees until Jack Frost decides he doesn’t want them to.

Konnie the Christmas Cracker Fairy[]

Kirsty is staying with Rachel for weekend and they want to help the community again by making eco-friendly Christmas crackers. They meet Konnie as Jack Frost is up to his usual plans.

Harper the Confidence Fairy[]

Kirsty is staying for a week when they meet Harper.

Nur the Vlogger Fairy[]

Rachel is at her house, on video chat talking to Kirsty, Gracie and Khadijah about their favourite TV show hosting a vlogging competition, at people make vlogs for the chance to be featured on the show when they meet Nur.

Zelda the Gamer Fairy[]

Rachel is at her house, sitting at her computer and logging into a game called Home Shapes and Kirsty, Gracie and Khadijah are also playing it at Kirsty's house as well when they meet Zelda.

Preeti the Prom Fairy[]

Rachel is at her house until shes sent to Fairyland to meet Preeti.

Hannah the Happy Ever After Fairy[]

The girls are helping out in the Tippington Bookshop when Jack Frost himself drops in for a quick adventure.

Kate the Royal Wedding Fairy[]

Tippington in Kate's book but is not shown

Rachel and Kirsty are taking a stroll in the park after roller skating when they are taken to Fairyland to help Kate find the True Love Crown, so the royal Fairyland wedding can go ahead.

Charlotte the Baby Princess Fairy[]

Kirsty is spending part of the summer at Rachel's. They are taken to Goblin Grotto by Charlotte to find the lion soft toy so babies everywhere can sleep peacefully.

Tiana the Toy Fairy: The Land of Sweets[]

Kirsty and Rachel are at Tippington School's school disco but everyone is taking all the sweets for themselves, even the teachers. At that moment, they come across a familiar fairy friend, Tiana the Toy Fairy.

Trivia[]

The town is usually shortened to just 'Tippington'.
Rachel lives in a circle.
Tippington's local football team is the Tippington Rovers.
Tippington is quite a built-up town with many shopping centres, theatres and entertainment areas. However, it also has lots of greenery, with fields and parks.
Tippington's first appearance is in Holly the Christmas Fairy but isn't mentioned apart from the map. The first time the name is written into the story is Amy the Amethyst Fairy.
Its Swedish name is Backeby.
Its Slovenian name is Sončni dol, meaning Sunny Down.
Its Serbian name is Типпингтон, meaning Tippington.
Its Dutch name is Tippiestad.