Phone Nicky Harris 01943 875146 or Bev Osborne 0113 2665785

The parents' association of Woodhouse Grove School, Apperley Bridge, near Leeds / Bradford

Welcome to the Friends of Woodhouse Grove
Welcome to the Friends of Woodhouse Grove!

A big welcome - from Friends, the parents' association of Woodhouse Grove School.

Friends is all about socialising and having fun at a wide variety of events throughout the year. In the process we raise a great deal of money for clubs and other areas within the school plus our annual Leavers' Awards.

Last year we raised an incredible £4,690.65 in total. Hopefully this year, with your help, we'll raise even more! And don't forget - it's our Christmas Fair on Saturday 22nd November 2008!!! Just one week to go!! With over 30 quality craft and gift stalls, it's well worth coming along!!

It's the Christmas Fair on Sat 22nd Nov - can you donate some items for our hampers raffle and tombola? Please leave in Sports Centre Reception labelled 'FOWG'.

LUXURY HAMPER ITEMS: quality bottles, non-perishable deli items & speciality Christmas foods, chocolates, biscuits, luxury toiletries, etc.

TOMBOLA: Booze, bottles, toiletries, candles, boxed gift sets, etc.

OTHER ITEMS WHICH CAN BE RAFFLED: Do you run a local business? Would you be willing to donate a voucher or product(s) for our raffle?

Also, if you can help out on the day (e.g. manning our raffle stall, etc for half an hour or so) please let us know!

Find out more about the Christmas Fair here>>

Friends' events - it's YOUR child that benefits!

Every ticket you buy goes directly towards enhancing your child's experience at the Grove. The MORE tickets we sell, the MORE things we can buy and the MORE children benefit - across the WHOLE school.

The bar is usually open at events and supper is often included, so please keep buying tickets - it's YOUR child that benefits!

2007/8 was a fantastic year for events

Clilck here to see slideshows of all our pics plus reports on the Quiz Night, New Parents Evening - and more!

Christmas Gift Wrap - click on the link to order

If you've missed the deadline for ordering gift wrap, don't worry - you can still order direct from the Northbook website by clicking the link on the left (we still get commission, the only difference is you can pay by credit card and you'll also need to pay P&P).

Next Friends meeting - Monday 12th Janaury 2009

The next Friends meeting is at 7.30pm on Monday 12th January 2009 in the Rawson Room (unless you hear otherwise). (Directions: In Old School building - head down the corridor towards the Dining Hall and it's the last door on your left.) New members are very welcome. We hope to see you there!

Christmas Craft Fair - Saturday 22 November, 10am-1pm

Taking place on Saturday 22nd November (10am-1pm), this year's Christmas Craft Fair is going to be BIGGER and BETTER than ever!

We've expanded into the Theatre as well as the Long Gallery with over 30 fantastic stalls packed with high quality crafts and gifts - the perfect place to find imaginative Christmas gifts, at great prices. The variety and quality is superb - here's a quick taster of what we have in store:

Hand-crafted silver jewellery & other high quality handmade jewellery * home accessories & ornaments * funky eco teen fashion * Yazz No. 1 Hair Studio (styling hair on the day) * henna & glitter tattoos * handcrafted scarves & accessories * handcrafted handbags & purses from Italy * handmade soaps, bath bombs, shower gels, home fragrance & other treats * handcrafted candles * Girlie Gardening pink gardening accessories * handmade fudge & confectionery * handcrafted greetings cards * floral displays, plants, seeds & natural Christmas wreaths, swags, displays, etc * handcrafted children’s furniture & accessories * handcrafted cushions, bags, aprons, doorstops & other home accessories * children’s storage boxes, felt bags & other accessories * paintings by a local artist * portrait photography * aloe vera skincare * wildlife photography prints & greetings cards * organic veg boxes *

Plus there's a luxury hampers raffle, tombola and Christmas Cafe AND outside refreshments. Best of all, entry is FREE!

Last year we made an incredible £1,620.31 from our Christmas Fair and we'd love to beat this. So please make a date in your diary for Sat 22nd November 10am-1pm. Even if you're committed to watching netball or rugby that morning, please do take the time to pop in for half an hour.

FIND OUT MORE and see a slide show of last year's fair here>>

Family Ice Skating - Sunday 25th January

Between 5pm and 7pm on Sunday 25th January we've got exclusive use of Bradford Ice Arena. Everyone is welcome - kids, their friends from in and outside school, neighbours, friends, etc. This is always a packed event and tickets will be on sale nearer the time, so watch this space...

Wine Evening - Saturday 16th May (to be confirmed)

After partaking of 5 different bottles of wine (labels obscured), can you tell which of the 3 descriptions is correct and which is the bluff? Can you indeed DRINK 5 bottles of wine without falling over!! (Thankfully shared between the other 7 people on your table!!) Watch this space for more details of this very popular annual event with free sumptuous supper...

Important news

Supporting groups around the school

Not been to an event yet? Here's why you should!

We've always said that the main purpose of the Friends of Woodhouse Grove is for parents to meet and socialise. Our secondary purpose is to raise funds - but of course the more tickets we sell, the more money we make!

Our funds are used to purchase vital equipment for clubs and groups around the school, items that aren't covered by school fees.

So without Friends' donations, our children's experience at Woodhouse Grove wouldn't be as rich and varied as it is. Ideally, we'd like to help even more clubs and groups - but to do this, we need you to support our events.

It's your child that benefits from our fundraising!

Virtually every area within the school has benefited from our donations: the Medical Centre, Theatre, Swim Club, school musicians, sports groups, Climbing Club, Fencing Club, ESOL and many more plus our annual Scholarship awards.

Your child is almost certainly benefiting from the money we raise. So if you haven't been to an event, please do make an effort to support us in 2008/9.

We made lots of money via our Christmas Fair and Ice Skating - but would love to see more numbers at our social events. After all, that's what we're here for!

Join the Friends of Woodhouse Grove!

Join Friends of Woodhouse Grove

Do you want to get more involved in the school? Get to know other parents? Help to organise fun social events? Do you have special skills we could use? If so, we'd be delighted to welcome you to the Friends Committee!

As 'old parents' move up through the school, and eventually leave, we need other parents to fill the gap. So why not come along to our next meeting (Monday 12th January 7.30pm Rawson Room - see left for directions) to see what we do? There's no pressure to join - but we'd be thrilled if you did!! Or call Bev on 0113 2665785 if you'd like to find out more about joining us.

Do your Christmas shopping online via our affiliate link and you could win £1000!

Click here to shop online and raise money for Friends!

Last year we raised a fantastic amount because parents and staff remembered to click on our affiliate link when doing their Christmas shopping online!

The pink 'shopping bag' link on the right takes you to hundreds of leading online stores - and every time you make a purchase we get commission!

It's a great way to raise money by doing something we all love... shopping!... without having to pay a penny more than if you clicked onto the stores direct. You'll find lots of special offers to save you money this Christmas. AND every time you click and order via our link before 31st Jan 2009 you'll be entered into a draw to win £1,000!

Books, music, clothes, gifts... you'll find them all - through stores you'll recognise. It's well worth doing because the commission really DOES add up over the year - you'd be amazed!!! For an A-Z list of participating stores and to start shopping, click here>>

Copyright 2008/9 Friends of Woodhouse Grove, Woodhouse Grove School. Chairman - Nicky Harris, c/o Woodhouse Grove School, Apperley Bridge, West Yorkshire, BD10 0NR.

 

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