Fishergate Primary School Friends of Fishergate

Friends of Fishergate

Friends of Fishergate

Donation Days for the Christmas Fair – Monday 28th November 2022

Please deliver all your wonderful donations for the school fair between 8.45 – 9.00am (drop-off) on Monday 28th, into the lower school hall. Helpers at tables will be waiting for your kind and generous offerings.

This year we are looking donations along the following lines:

  1. Chocolate Tombola
    • Chocolate items, gifts and treats
    • Boxes, bars, biscuits, any size, any shape & any flavour!
  2. Bottle Tombola
    • Wines, beer, cider, sparkling wines, spirits, posh cordials, mixers, liqueurs, sherry, port, tonics, pop, sparkling water.
    • Bottles must be UNOPENED to be accepted.
    • Please note any children that win a bottle of alcohol must have their adult collect it.
  3. General Tombola
    • We are looking for NEW or unwanted new giftable items.
    • Perfume, toiletries, items for the home & garden.
    • Gadgets, games, toys.
    • Clothing, accessories and more…
  4. Raffle Prizes
    • Larger value items
    • Vouchers
    • Hamper food items – non perishable food and drink items of all kinds kindly welcomed.
  5. Filled Jam Jars. (Be creative as you like here)
    • Please collect your clean glass ‘jam jars’ of any size and fill them with whatever goodies you can fit inside!
    • Think mini stationary, crafting, sewing, small toys, puzzles, collectors cards (lego, Pokémon, football etc) stickers, sweets, loose change (£1 or more), hair accessories, small figures, badges, fun jewellery, temporary tattoos…
  6. Handmade Christmas Decorations/Makes
    • Wreaths, foliage arrangements, table decorations (can be dropped on the morning of the fair)
    • Tree decorations and ornaments
    • Seasonal Bunting
    • Recycled or aromatic Christmas curiosities.
    • Handmade/recycled redesigned Christmas Cards
    • Seasonal Homemade Preserves & Chutneys (unopened, labelled and dated pls)
  7. Teddy Tombola
    • Soft Toys, Teddies, Plushies & Characters
    • A great way to recycle and de-clutter unwanted and outgrown cuddlies
    • Please ensure that all items are clean, preferably washed and in good usable (and lovable) condition.
  8. Books
    • New, used and unwanted titles for all ages.
    • Cookery, classic lit, childrens, comedy.
    • Fun, Fictional, Factual, food
    • Educational, emotional
    • Picture, pop-up, parenting, puzzle
    • Travel, Gardening, History, design
    • …to suggest just a few.

Thank you in advance for all your support, every little bit counts to make our Fishergate Christmas Fair the success that it is. Be a part of it in any way you can!

Early Years, Friends of Fishergate, News, Parent Partnership, Year 1&2, Year 3&4, Year 5&6

Message from FoF about the Summer Fair

Dear Fishergate Families

We are now gearing up for the Summer Fair on 9th July. To make this event a super fundraiser for our children, we would be so grateful if you can support it by reading the list below, and donating these things, for prizes on

DONATIONS DAY: FRI 1st JULY

  • FILLED JAM JARS – JAM JAR STALL
    This is for the ‘Jam Jar Stall’, a prize every time, which is lots of fun for the children, especially if we have a nice mix of things to win. In the past people have filled jars of all sizes with stationery, crafty things, small games, puzzles and toys, collector cards, sweets, loose change (more than £1 worth) – you can be as creative as you like.
  • CLEAN CUDDLY TOYS AND CHARACTERS – TEDDY TOMBOLA
    This is a prize every time, too, and previous year’s prize teddies can be re-donated, so it’s recycling, too.
  • UNOPENED BOTTLES OF ALCOHOL – BOTTLE TOMBOLA
    On the day there is a mix of soft drinks, water, as well as alcohol. Please donate wine, beer, cider, sparkling wine, spirits (NB: Any child winning an alcohol prize on the day, needs their adult to collect it).
  • CHOCOLATE – CHOCOLATE TOMBOLA Boxes and bars of all types and sizes.
  • NEW PRIZES – GENERAL TOMBOLA
    In the past, families have generously donated new items such as perfume, toiletries, gadgets, games, household equipment, clothing, brand new books and more besides. Please just make sure that the item is something you would be happy to win yourself.
  • NEW LARGER VALUE ITEMS & VOUCHERS & HAMPER FOOD ITEMS – GENERAL RAFFLE
    These can be bought specifically, or unwanted gifts, as long as they are new and unused. For the food hamper nice, non-perishable food and drink items of all kinds would be great.

Thank you so much for your support. We are really looking forward to making this a fun day for the children and their families.

If you are able give any time at all to help sorting donations on 1st July (9 – 11am) or helping on the day, please leave your email address at the office or write to friendsoffishergateschool@gmail.com. You will be very much appreciated.

Thank you for your support, as always.Friends of Fishergate School family volunteers

Art & Design News, Friends of Fishergate, News, Parent Partnership

The Winning Pumpkins!

What an amazing array of scary pumpkins you created! It was wonderful to receive so many great entries, WELL DONE EVERYONE

We raised a massive £258 for Carecent who support homeless people in our city. Whoop whoop!

And…Drum Roll Please… the Winners of the 2020 Fishergate Pumpkin Competition are:

Tau C and Karthi R

WOW! Well done!

And big high fives to the highly commended runner ups:

John W
Aishinee D
Connie L
Isla T

Certificates and prizes can be collected for winners and runner ups from the School Office after Wednesday. Thank you everyone for your fun participation. You are all Fishergate Stars!

Big thanks too, to Mr Bartlett for the very difficult job of judging.Friends of Fishergate