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Discounted Southend Adventure Island Wristbands - £15 each

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Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School's PTA has joined a fundraising program with Adventure Island fun park in Southend on Sea to be able to offer all-day wristbands at the discounted price of £15 each to residents of Buckhurst Hill, Roding Valley, Chingford, Loughton, Woodford, Chigwell and the surrounding areas. Where can I buy wristbands? Daytime We're currently selling tickets at IG9 Cafe in Buckhurst Hill who have kindly offered to help us with sales. The tickets can be exchanged for wristbands at the sales kiosk when you get to the park. IG9 Brunch and Cafe 4 Lower Queen's Road Buckhurst Hill IG9 6DL See the IG9 Brunch and Cafe Facebook page for opening times - https://www.facebook.com/IG9Brunchandcafe/ Please note that tickets from IG9 are cash-only . The nearest cash machines to IG9 Cafe are outside the Post Office at 7 Queens Road, IG9 5AZ or on the cor

Stikins Name Labels

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The PTA has joined a fundraising program with Stikins - a company that makes sticky name labels for school uniforms - who will make a donation of between £2 - £4 to the PTA for every purchase from their website that uses a special referral code at checkout. Any donations the PTA receives will be put toward the school's current funding priorities. Note that the price you pay is still the same - the donation comes out of Stickins' revenue. If you are buying name labels from the Stikins website, please use our fundraising number 3119 to ensure we receive a donation from them. Follow the steps below for how to do this: 1. Click the banner below to go to the Stikins website (opens in a new browser window) 2. Enter the name to appear on your labels and select how many labels you want to buy 3. Before you pay , enter 3119 into the "School Fundraising Number" box so we receive a commission for the order The form will show the school name - Buckhurst

£22 for 2022

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The PTA has challenged all children in the school to raise £22 by the Tuesday after the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee (i.e. the 7 th June). Children who reach the £22 target will be presented with a certificate in school assembly, with a prize awarded for the following: The class that raises the most funds The individual who raises the most funds The most eco-friendly wat to raise funds

Quiz Night

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Our Quiz Night returned in roaring style. Maybe it was the complimentary fizz on the door, or maybe the bring-your-own bottle policy, but everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves and the quizmasters hosted a fantastic evening. Ticket sales, a raffle and an impromptu game of Heads and Tails all helped us raise nearly £1,000 toward this year's school funding priorities.

Krispy Kreme Friday

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Our first event of 2022 got off to a great start for those with a sweet tooth, with pre-ordered boxes of doughnuts being delivered to school and distributed at the end of the school day. All the money we raised will be contributed to the school's fundraising priorities for this year

Christmas Bazaar

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Our Christmas bazaar was a resounding success - many thanks to everyone who attended, and to all of our wonderful volunteers who helped put on a very special occassion for all the children, parents and carers. In the end we raised nearly £3,500 which will be contributed toward this year's spending priorities.

Fireworks Night

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Many thanks to those who attended our Fireworks Night on Friday, we hope that you enjoyed it. A very special thanks to our volunteers who went truly above and beyond with unprecedented numbers attending - well over double our normal attendance. This includes parents, carers and amazing teaching and support staff. Fireworks Jack did us proud with a spectacular display as ever. We are also grateful for sponsorship and advertising from Caplen Estates . For anyone hosting a board, we are so appreciative, and the boards will be removed shortly. The event raised a profit of £8,750 ! This is the most that we have raised in a single event, and will be spent on the agreed priority with the school - refreshing laptops and other IT equipment for our kids.