​In the run up to Christmas, we thought it would be nice for us all to have something to look forward to. So we have decided to take part in the ‘Big PTA Raffle 2020’ run by Parentkind in conjunction with ‘Your School Lottery’.

For as little as £3 you can enter into 12 raffle draws with the chance to win up to £5000 in cash prizes. 
The best part is for every ticket sold FoBS will receive 50% of the ticket sales back, any money raised will go towards paying for improvements to the outdoor environmental area at school for the enrichment of all of our children.
The first draw starts on the 7th December so please make sure you have bought your tickets before that date to be in with a chance to win.

Simply click on the button below and follow the link in the poster to buy tickets. Good luck everyone!

The end to another school year, and what an end to a year!
​Despite the unprecedented times and the enforced school closure FoBS have still been working hard to make sure we have funds to support the children and school when we return next year.

Although we haven’t been able to enjoy our usual summer events some great things have been happening over lockdown: Bingo via Facebook raising £100 and ‘Chop the Mop’ head shave raising £160. With these and the events that happened before March you have helped us raise over £2,000 – a fantastic achievement – thank you! A lot of this will go straight to much needed work in the environmental area to ensure a fantastic outdoor learning space for when the children return.
 
Hopefully you have all heard about The GREAT Bridestowe Community Cookbook, please get your recipe in by the 17th July (email thegreatbridestowemenu@gmail.com) so that we can create a fantastic Lockdown Cookbook and raise some money for when the children return in September.
 
Best of luck to Mr Parsley on his new adventures and of course to our Year 6s as they move on to college! And welcome to Mr Huxtable!
 
We would like to say a massive thank you to all the families, staff and members of the community who continue to support our fundraising efforts and wish everyone a happy and healthy summer break – stay safe. 
 
You can donate to FoBS at any time via Givey.com https://www.givey.com/friendsofbridestoweschool

Wow, what a month of fundraising!
We have raised £710.30 this month alone. This has been achieved through the following events:

Christmas Party £490.50
Christmas After School Club £60
School Uniform donations £5
Refreshments at the Reading Festival £43.40
Ruldolph Cards and Pressies    £ 111.40

A massive thanks to all Parents, Carers and Teachers who have made this possible.

May we wish you all an amazing festive break from FOBS 

For the whole of October 2019 Waitrose Okehampton has accepted FoBS as an option in their Community Matters fund-raising scheme. Please remember to pop your tokens in the box every time you shop!