Monthly Archives: November 2008

Playforce offers school playground funding guide

Posted on 28 November 2008 by Howard Lake

Outdoor playground development company Playforce has published a free guide to funding school playground development.
The free 24-page PDF download contains advice on how to create funding plans, details on funding opportunities for Primary Schools and Early Years, and tips on what makes a successful funding application.
www.playforce.co.uk/what-we-do/resources/funding-your-playground.aspx

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Missing Santa suit

Posted on 25 November 2008 by Howard Lake

The PSA’s Father Christmas suit is missing and we need it for the Christmas Bazaar on Friday afternoon.
It was borrowed last year and handed over in the playground, but no-one knows who borrowed it. If it is stuck in your cupboard or attic please hand it in to the school or one of the PSA [...]

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Splash some cash with our fountain

Posted on 21 November 2008 by Howard Lake

The new wildlife garden, which could be ready in time for Christmas this year in the junior playground, will include a water feature, with appropriate safety features.
Which is good timing as there is award money of up to £2,250 for the best new fountain or water feature in the UK. The 2009 Marsh/Fountain Society Award [...]

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John Lewis offers staff as volunteers

Posted on 20 November 2008 by Howard Lake

The John Lewis Partnership is inviting UK charities to apply for volunteers from John Lewis and Waitrose stores to work for them on a six-month secondment, fully paid for by the company.
The Golden Jubilee Trust, the Partnership’s charitable trust, allows every employee (or ‘Partner’), at any level, in the Partnership to take up to six [...]

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More help needed for Christmas Bazaar

Posted on 15 November 2008 by Howard Lake

There are just two weeks to go until our first Christmas Bazaar and we need some more help please.
We need:

help with setting up in the afternoon of the Bazaar (Friday 28 November). If you can help, we’ll be meeting at 1.30pm outside the school office.
three helpers for the children’s craft stalls
three people to help serve [...]

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