Friends of Bridgetown School

Welcome to our page! Scroll down through our upcoming events to see what we do, who we are and how you can get in touch! 

To find out more details and book your spot on our Inflatable Obstacle Course fundraiser, check out: FOBS (pta-events.co.uk) 

To find out more about the course itself and look at all the different obstacles, t's & c's, plans for the day, check out UK Running Events UK@ Stratford Upon Avon (Warwickshire) | Inflatable 5K (ukrunningevents.co.uk) 

We are asking that entrants pay their entrance fee and raise minimum £10 for us. Anyone who raises £40 or more, will have their entry fee returned to them! Donations can be made by cash or via justgiving.co.uk for Friends of Bridgetown School (plus you earn 25% for those that can use gift aid so you could only have to raise £30 to get to £40 and get your entry fee back!)

Thank you so much for supporting us and hoping that we are bringing events to make your school year even better! 

2.5km - complete 17 obstacles (1 lap)  / 5km complete 32 obstacles (2 laps)

FOBS EVENTS DATES: 

Fri October 6th - Stay 'n' Play - Reception Pa rents - after school 

Sat Oct 14th - Stratford 5k (and 2.5k) Inflatable Obstacle Course fundraiser

Fri Oct 20th - Disco 

Fri Oct 29th to Nov 5th - Scarecrow Trail in Trinity Mead

Fri Dec 1st - Christmas Fair 

Fri Feb 2nd and Sat Feb 3rd - Panto

Fri Mar 8th - Disco 

Fri April 19th Bingo & AGM 

April/June ** 60th anniversary of Bridgetown Primary School TBC

Fri Jul 12th - Summer Fair 

These are our currently scheduled events but we do pop up all over the place with used uniform sales, candy sales, raffle ticket sales, etc... so watch for us! 

FOBS MEETING DATES 2023/24

Most of our meetings will try to be combination of zoom & face to face although there are some that need to be in person in advance of our biggest events.

There are many ways to be involved even if you can't make any of the meetings so don't hesitate to reach out and share your skills or develop new skills! 

All meetings - Thursdays, 7 to 9 

Sept 21st - Oct planning, Christmas Fair & 60th anniversary of the school

Oct 12th - final prep for inflatables, disco volunteers, Santa's grotto

Nov 9th - Oct success review, Christmas Prep, Panto planning 

Nov 30th - Hands on prep for the Christmas Fair - f2f at school

Jan 11th - all about Panto & 60th anniversary & summer fair theme

Feb 1st - Hands on prep for the Panto - f2f at school 

Feb 28th - Disco planning & 60th anniversary

Mar 14th - Bingo planning, AGM prep & 60th anniversary 

Apr 11th - Bingo, 60th anniversary, summer fair

Jun 13th - AGM prep & Summer fair

July 11th - Hands on prep for the summer fair - f2f at school 

Zoom details will be sent out in the newsletter and on our facebook page! 

Friends of Bridgetown School

Registered Charity Number 1096737

Bridgetown Primary School

Byron Road, Stratford upon Avon

Warwickshire

CV37 7JP

friendsofbridgetownsch@gmail.com

https://www.pta-events.co.uk/fobs-bridgetownprimary/index.cfm#.X6LyrGj7TIU

Hello and welcome to Bridgetown Primary School! 

We are the very active PTA group called FOBS - The Friends of Bridgetown School. Our committee looks for opportunities to raise money to enhance the school through a number of different ways. Primarily we organize events for the children, families and wider community to participate in online or here at Bridgetown Primary School such as discos, bingo, pantomimes and fairs.  Additionally, we partner with local businesses, subscribe to online benefit schemes (see below) and write proposal for grants and trusts that align with our school needs and principles. 

All money raised goes towards enhancing the school and supporting with those extra projects that will impact all children and really help Bridgetown Primary School stand out. Over the last 3 years the FOBS team have used all their energy to raise over £90,000 to replace all of the condemned playground equipment and still managed to support other initiatives such as the reading scheme, installing a defibrillator for the community and contributing to a set of class iPads. 

FOBS is a collection of parents and teacher volunteers who meet once a month to discuss new ideas, plan events and build a positive school community. We are always looking for new ideas and have many different volunteer options depending on how much time you have to give or skills you can share with the committee - there is literally a role for everyone!  If you would like to get involved, join us at our first meeting on Tuesday September 14th - location TBC!

To get more information please visit our website or contact us via the form at the bottom of this page and keep an eye on the weekly school newsletter. 

Thank you! 

Jennifer Birrell, Chairperson

Ananda Du Preez, Vice Chairperson

Vicky Walsh, Treasurer

Sam Dean, Secretary 

2021 / 2022 Summary of Events 

We have had an incredibly busy year and have run lots of lovely events with 1 more 'big'un' to go! Looking forward to welcoming you all to the Summer Circus Fair on Wednesday July 20th from 3:30pm! 

Please see below a summary from our AGM that was held on Tuesday June 28th of just how wonderfully the committee and the school community have worked to get the children back to a 'normal' year of experiences. Looking forward to more of the same in 2022/23!  (Will be updated -  financial year end is July 31st)

Support FOBS and Bridgetown Primary School while you shop! 

Help Bridgetown School while doing your online shopping!

Please think of these sites when you do any shopping online - this is an opportunity to raise funds for the school without costing you a penny. And it is easy! Details below:

AmazonSmile             

AmazonSmile is a simple way for you to support Bridgetown school, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.co.uk , you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added benefit that Amazon will donate 0.5% of your eligible purchases to us!  

To shop at AmazonSmile simply go to smile.amazon.co.uk from the web browser on your computer or mobile device. You may also want to add a bookmark to smile.amazon.co.uk to make it even easier to return. Select 'Friends of Bridgetown School' to get your funds sent to us! 

What is EasyFundraising?   

EasyFundraising turns your everyday online shopping into free donations for your favourite cause. Just start your online shopping first at www.easyfundraising.org.uk by creating an account and choosing 'Bridgetown Primary School' as your charity and then shop as normal. Retailers will then make a small donation to say 'thank you'! 

What is 'My School Fund' ? (Argos & Sainsbury's) 

My School Fund - Login

If you shop at Argos or Sainsbury's - online or locally - by setting up an account with 'My School Fund' you will earn yourself and the school money in the form of gift cards.