Friends of St Mary's

The Friends of St Mary's are here to support the school through a wide range of enjoyable events.  Our next planning meeting is on Thursday 13 November at 8pm in the Old Star Inn, Clifford - all welcome.

Read our constitution and take a look at our newsletter to find out more details about what we do, and how we spend the money we raise for the benefit of the school.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS IN 2008/2009

Saturday 29 November - Christmas Quiz

The Christmas quiz is always a hilarious evening and this year we have 2 new quiz masters.  Tickets cost £10 and include a fish and chip supper.  There will also be a licensed bar and a raffle of various hampers.

Saturday 21 February - Beer Festival

The first Boston Spa beer festival promises to be a very popular event.  Click here for more details

Saturday 21 March – Ceilidh

The Ramshackle Ceilidh Band will once again be providing the music and calling the dances.  Details to follow.

PREVIOUS EVENTS

Morrisons Bag Packing

On 1 November Morrisons supermarket in Wetherby gave Friends of St Mary’s the opportunity to spend a day helping customers with bag packing in return for holding a collection in the store.  We had lots of volunteers and both parents and children worked very hard throughout the day.  We raised over £1000 which will go towards a foldaway stage for the school.  We also collected a substantial amount of Morrisons gardening vouchers which will be put to good use for the school grounds

Football/Rounders and Family Fiesta

On Saturday 12 July, after a very successful Health and Sports week at school, the Friends of St Mary's put on a fun, family afternoon of football and rounders.  The year one dads challenged all dads, grandads, uncles etc to 'beat the Saturday coaches' in a football tournament.  There were also games of rounders, expecially for mums and kids.  This was followed by a Family Fiesta, a chance for families and friends of St Mary's to get together for a sociable evening.  It was also a good opportunity for families with children starting Reception in September to come along and meet everyone and get a flavour of the school community outside school hours.  There was music, food and a bar and various activities for children and adults.  The Mad Science show was a big hit with the children and the famous egg throwing competition rounded off the evening.  A great end to the school year.

Boston Spa Gala

The Friends ran a strawberries and cream stall at the Gala and entertained the children with face painting.  Both activities were very successful, raising £196 .

Vinotastic

Around 50 people attended Vinotastic at St Mary's Church on Friday, May 16, where the theme was Spain. Everyone agreed it was a fantastic evening, with a quiz on Spain and Spanish food and wine. Tapas were served during a break and wine tasting was led by Mr John Butterwick. This proved to be a popular event with the school and wider community.

Ceilidh

Our annual ceilidh on 26th April was a very enjoyable evening with the Ramshackle Ceilidh Band providing great music as ever.  We raised over £800 which will be going towards the purchase of the KS1 phonics reading scheme.