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Mud, (Not so) Glorious Mud!

This winter, we have seen the area around the climbing frame in the playground get progressively more muddy. It is now at the point where there is very little grass cover left so we have ‘closed’ that area off in an attempt to allow as much grass to recover as possible. Ultimately, though, we need to explore a more permanent solution to the problem and have been looking at the feasibility of resurfacing the entire area in astroturf.

At their last meeting, the PTFA voted to help the school with fundraising for this, but it is a huge capital project and will cost upwards of £20,000! The Governors Building for the Future fund is a fund dedicated to enhancing and upgrading our school environment and pays for capital projects like this. The fund is entirely reliant on voluntary donations and we ask families to consider making a small monthly contribution to it. 


Currently, less than 2% of the families at school make a monthly contribution.  We understand the pressures that families are under but if every family contributed:

  • £1.50 per child, per month, we could raise nearly £7,000 in a year (plus 25% gift aid on top)
  • £3 per child, per month, we could raise just over £13,000 in a year (plus 25% gift aid on top)
  • £5 per child, per month, we could raise just over £22,000 in a year (plus 25% gift aid on top)

Think of the improvements that we could make to the school environment with that amount of money!

Please have a look at the information on our website and consider whether you could set up regular giving of £1.50, £3 or £5 per month to help improve our school environment. Thank you.