HELLO!    Whether you are a new joiner or an existing parent, we would like to tell you a little bit about the Friends, in the hope you’ll consider joining us.  
 
WHO CAN BE A FRIEND?

Every parent and carer at Egerton School.

Our aim is to bring the pupils, staff, families and the wider community together to enhance our children’s time at the school. We organise and host a wide variety of events throughout the year, like the Bluebell Run, Christmas Fairs, quizzes, colour run, and fun events for the kids. We also raise much needed funds for the school.  It is a great way to meet people, feel part of the school community and make a real difference. 

WHAT IS THE MONEY SPENT ON? 

Since November 2017, the Friends have been able to donate in excess of £30k to support the school and its activities. To give you a flavour of the sums involved:

Forest School £2,140	Science workshops £1,300	School trips (travel) £7,000
Reading books £4,138	Panto  (travel) £6,200	Playground equipment £2,707
Howletts Science trip £3,294	Year 6 End of Year Events £1,500	Earth Day Workshops £450
New Reception Book Bags £300

HOW MUCH DO WE NEED TO RAISE? 

Sadly, all school budgets are incredibly stretched, so our support is more important than ever. 

As well as raising funds for the annual trips/events we support, we also have an additional long-term goal we are working towards.  We would like to raise a further £70,000 to enable us to enhance the school playground equipment.  We are well aware that this is a large amount of money (unfortunately, the cost of equipment/installation is very high), but we hope that, with your support, it can be achieved.

HOW CAN YOU HELP? 

Every parent or carer is welcome to join the Friends – in fact, we’d love you to join us!  

If you have any fundraising ideas, can offer match funding or you’d like to get involved, then please get in touch by email to friendsofegertonschool@gmail.com  or join our Facebook page @friendsofegertonsch.   
 

Our elected members are:

Chair:  Beth Foxford

Vice-Chair:  Hayley Callaghan

Treasurer:  Stacey Foster

Secretary:  Harriet Bedford

Get in touch:  Email: friendsofegertonschool@gmail.com

                           Facebook: @friendsofegertonsch

Easy Ways to Help

We appreciate that times are really tough, but if you are able to support us we would be so grateful.  Here are some easy ways to help:

SAVE YOUR UNWANTED CLOTHES, SHOES AND ACCESSORIES

Happy Bag gives us a donation of 40p per kilo in return for these items. For more info see here: http://www.happyschoolbag.co.uk/

See our Facebook page for details of the next collection. If space is an issue, please email us at the address below and we can arrange storage.    

ARMCHAIR GIVING

There are some easy ways you can help to raise vital funds for our school, all from the comfort of your armchair!

1. EASY FUNDRAISING – do your online shopping via www.easyfundraising.org.uk. We will receive a donation. You won’t pay a penny extra. How to register – Just go to the relevant website, search for ‘Friends of Egerton Church of England Primary School’ and click ‘support this cause’ to register your details. Then you’re ready to get shopping!

SHARE – Share this with your friends and family and ask them to use Easy Fundraising.

2. PAYROLL GIVING

If your employer offers payroll giving, please consider donating a small monthly sum to the Friends.  Our charity number: 1012648.

If your employer is offering match funding, please let us know.