We hope you all had a fantastic half-term and are looking forward to more fabulous FOBS events.
The children had an amazing time at the Valentine’s Day disco, and we raised a massive £552.54!!!! This is an amazing start toward our target of £30,000, but it would take a lot of discos to get us there, so we would be SUPER GRATEFUL for you to fundraise with us, for us, or indeed secure some sponsorship.
If you have ideas about fundraising, please let us know. All ideas are very welcome! If you’d like to get involved and join FOBS or just have some ideas to share, please get in touch. We’re now on Instagram and you can message us there! https://www.instagram.com/friends_of_bicton?igsh=MW5vd2x2Z2tncW9obg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr
We also want to say a HUGE THANK YOU for supporting our World Book Day costume and book sale, especially on such a wet and windy afternoon. It was a small event, but we raised £45 in less than an hour, so well done!!!
Upcoming events:
MARCH
Mothering Sunday
Show how much you love your mother, grandmother, aunt, sister or whomever (!) by purchasing a potted sunflower seedling for £1. Each plant will be accompanied by a free card of your choosing. Plants will be on sale the week of 9 March with final payments by Thursday, 12 March. Plants and cards will be handed out in class on Friday, 13 March, ready for gifting on Sunday, 15 March.
***As a follow up to the sale of the sunflower seedling, we will be holding a competition for whose plant grows the tallest by the Summer Fete in June. The winner will be announced at the fete!
Huge thanks to Luke (and his mum Louise) who potted hundreds of sunflower seeds over the half-term and are lovingly tending to and talking to them ready for you all to take home!
APRIL
Springo
Put a little spring in your step with a fun and fantastic evening of Bingo at the school hall. Date TBC.
Resale shop
In addition to meeting our fundraising goal, FOBS is keen to promote sustainability and affordability. If your child has outgrown their school uniform, any clothes or shoes, please consider donating them to FOBS. We will have a sale afterschool before the next half-term. It’s a good opportunity to have a clear out and maybe grab a few new things for the Easter break!
Sponsorship
We have a big fundraising goal for the year and will need the help of generous business sponsors to reach our target. If you would be willing to contact sponsors or indeed provide sponsorship through your own business or employer, we would be very grateful!
As a bit of encouragement for you all, Ian (dad of Rosalie and Angus) is taking part in the Shropshire Triathlon on 13 June 2026 and hoping to raise £1000 for FOBS. Please support him and if you have any runs, triathlons, marathons, or anything else coming up, we would love if you would consider sponsoring FOBS as your chosen charity (registered charity no 1093376).