It’s the Fishergate Summer Fair on Saturday 8th July and planning is well underway to make it the usual fun and happy day (rumour has it there may even be a bouncy castle there… shhhh!)

As always, we couldn’t do this without the hugely generous help of you all, and wanted to give you enough notice so that if you spot a box of chocolates or a bottle of wine (or lemonade!) on special offer you can snap it up!

Donations Day will be Thursday 6th July so please deliver all your splendid donations for the Summer Fair between 8.45 – 9.00am (drop-off) on Thursday 6th July in the lower school hall. Helpers at tables will be waiting eagerly to collect the various items…

• This year we are looking for the usual donations along the following lines:
• Chocolate, Sweet and Biscuit Tombola
  • Chocolate items, sweets, biscuits, gifts and treats
  • Boxes, bars, candies, biscuits, any size, any shape and any flavour!
• Bottle Tombola
  • Wines, beer, cider, sparkling wines, spirits, posh cordials, mixers, liqueurs, sherry, port, tonics, soft drinks, sparkling water.
  • Bottles must be unopened to be accepted please
  • Please note any children that win a bottle of alcohol at the Fair must have their adult collect it
• General Tombola
  • NEW or unwanted new giftable items
  • Perfume, toiletries, items for the home & garden
  • Gadgets, games, toys
  • Clothing, accessories and more…
• Filled Jam Jars (be as creative as you like here)
  • Please collect up your clean glass ‘jam jars’ of any size and fill them with whatever goodies you can fit inside!
  • Think mini stationery, 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 etc. etc!
  • If you have jars that are just empty, we can use them too, so bring them along
• Teddy Tombola
  • Soft Toys, Teddies, Plushies & Characters
  • Please ensure that all items are clean, preferably washed and in good usable (and lovable) condition
• Raffle Prizes
  We have already had some fabulous gifts and experiences donated and are hoping for more to make the raffle truly irresistible…
  We would gratefully welcome any: 
  • Larger value items
  • Vouchers
  • Hamper food items
  • non perishable food and drink items of all kinds are kindly welcomed
  • Can your employer/business offer a raffle prize? Any goods or services gratefully accepted!
• Helpers
  We would also be extremely grateful to have people to help on the day with: 
  • Morning set-up and end of day clearing up
  • Helpers for stalls (enough people for split shifts so everyone gets to enjoy the fair with families too) if you can offer even one hour, that would be a huge help. Please let us know if you can lend a hand.

Everyone is welcome at the Summer Fair, so do bring your family and friends, and help to make the day a huge success! Thank you in advance for all your support, every little bit really does count.

If you would like to be involved (in any way) or are simply curious to hear what’s going to be happening, please don’t hesitate to email Friends on friendsoffishergateschool@gmail.com

Warm & Sunny Wishes<span class="su-quote-cite">Friends of Fishergate</span>

As we start to anticipate the Summer vibes ahead of us, planning has started for the School Summer Fair, so please save these dates!

• Summer Fair Saturday 8th July 12-3pm  (on the school field next to the Melbourne centre)
• Donations Day Thursday 6th July (more information on this very soon)

It is really the hi-light of our school fundraising and always lots of fun. Please put it in your diary, come along if you can, bring your family and friends and be a part of it. If you would like to be involved (in any way) or are simply curious to hear what’s going to be happening, please don’t hesitate to contact the school or email Friends on friendsoffishergateschool@gmail.com and we can keep you up-to-date with it all.

You may be able to offer suggestions, improvements, lend a hand or some equipment – all of which are very welcome! Please remember there is never any pressure to do anything you do not want to or can’t. General enthusiasm and emotional support is always very welcome too!

It is the collaborative generosity of you all that ensures events like this happen. Do you have any ideas for new games to include? Face Painting Skills? Any entertainment skills you would like to showcase? Juggling, dancing or acrobatics or musical accompaniment? Could you create a music playlist for interludes in the entertainment area? Could you bake sweet and savoury treats? Help out with face painting? Can your employer offer a raffle prize?

We require people to help for:

• Morning set-up and end of day clear down
• Helpers for stalls (enough people for split shifts so everyone gets to enjoy the fair with families too) if you can offer even one hour, that would be a huge help
• Sort & Organise Donations on Thursday AM july 6th in school

We also need the following equipment:

• Gazebo’s (several/many as possible)
• BBQ’s Outdoor rugs/picnic blankets
• Does anyone have the means to create a large banner for the school gates? Even better one we could reuse each year? Email us if you do.

If you can help out or have ideas, please contact Friends by email or via the school office

Thank you!<span class="su-quote-cite">Friends of Fishergate</span>

We are looking for a group of parent & child volunteers to help weed & prepare raised beds for planting so they are ready to use for the Year Group science classes coming up.

We will be meeting straight after school pickup on Wednesday 3rd May & Thursday 4th May 3.30pm – 4.30pm and we hope that many hands make quick, light & sociable work.

If you and your children can help, please let the office know so we can anticipate numbers. Even 30 minutes of your time would be gratefully received.

The planting beds are located on the school field near to The Melbourne centre. There are three beds, Yr1/2, Yr3/4 & Yr5/6 that need weeds removing and one bed that needs extra compost adding. Each is approximately 8 metres long – so quite a good size. There are lots of children’s gardening tools but it would be useful if adults could bring a garden fork or spade if they have one. Gloves will be handy too!

Many Thanks<span class="su-quote-cite">Friends of Fishergate</span>

Also welcome are potted cuttings, garden shrubs (potted, not too big) & potted herbs if you are clearing or thinning out your garden. Unloved houseplants and spare seeds too! More about this soon!<span class="su-quote-cite">Friends of Fishergate</span>

(Did you know that 350,000 tonnes of wearable clothing – worth £140 million, still ends up in UK landfill? Crazy!)<span class="su-quote-cite">Friends of Fishergate</span>

Click to find Friends of Fishergate on Facebook!

Do you enjoy using social media? We need someone to manage our Facebook page in order to keep the page alive and nurture the flow of information to our followers. Work with FoF committee and from time to time liaise with the school office, to post FoF updates, events and celebrations, respond to comments, like & share local community & family friendly happenings around York. Could you do this for less than an hour a week? Inclusivity, kindness and a community spirit is essential. Email us if you are interested.

WANTED: FoF Skills & Resources Library

Families, Parents, Carers!! Do you have any skills, equipment or talents that we could tap into for future school events? Sound & audio, cooking, dancing, music, entertaining, crafting skills, designing, making or more? Equipment: bbqs, stoves, gazebos, cool boxes, costumes, signage, play equipment, bunting, flags and beyond? Please let us know if you have things that might be useful to us in creating fantastic events.<span class="su-quote-cite">Friends of Fishergate</span>