Billesdon Church of England Primary School
What is Billesdon PAFA?
Billesdon PAFA (AKA Parents and Friends Association) is a registered charity run by a committee and volunteers (you!) to raise money to support the school and all our children in class enrichment activities, school trips and those extra special bits that wouldn't be possible within the set school budget, all of which can make school more memorable in the best way!
Who Are We?
We currently have four official committee members – Rachel Smith (Chair), Lisa Willcocks (Vice Chair), Emma De Ternant (Treasurer), Jenny Castledine (Secretary). As well as a wider committee of regular volunteers, but we always welcome more support!
HOW YOU CAN HELP?
We rely on parents, teachers and friends and family of the school to help out so that our events can go ahead (we are parent volunteers with full time jobs ourselves!). Any help you can offer is always very welcome, there is no need to commit to regular meetings (unless you would like to!) and even a small donation can help us achieve our fundraising goals and support all children in the school.
You could help by...
- Joining our list of regular volunteers we can call on for events ( we have a whatsapp group you can join which we communicate any support we may need)
- Baking cakes for cake sales
- Donating to tombolas, hampers and raffles
- Donating your time to help set up or run events
- Promoting and sharing our events with friends and family
- Attending events
Even if you can't make it to our events you can still donate via PayPal
You can even give when you shop by registering your details at
easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/billesdonschoolpf
WHAT DOES THE MONEY RAISED GET SPENT ON?
We work together with the school to understand what would be of most benefit to the children at school, to enhance their time at Billesdon and achieve things that wouldn’t be covered or possible in the school budget. Thanks to your kind donations and support here are just some of the ways we have supported the school over the past couple of years:
- £200 per class per year towards trips and class enrichment
- £550 each year towards cost of Christmas panto trip
- £230 for Year 6 leavers hoodies
- £500 towards school defibrillator
- £500 towards forest school
- £1200 towards table tennis table and outdoor equipment
And here is what we'll be fundraising to support in the next academic year:
- £1375 towards OPAL programme to support positive playtime
- £700 towards school pantomime trip
- £200 per class for trips and enrichment
- Funding for equipment to support outdoor play
- School leavers hoodies
PAFA Events 2023/24
We try and run lots of fun events to support our fundraising efforts and here are some of the events we are currently planning for the rest of this academic year:
100 CLUB
Our fab 100 club is a great opportunity to win a cash prize every month while giving to PAFA
EASTER HAMPER RAFFLE
Tickets will be on sale after February half term. Draw Date TBC
PARENT QUIZ NIGHT
Local Quiz night for parents – Date TBC
SCHOOL DISCO
May/June (Date TBC) and December 12th
SUMMER FUN DAY/SPORTS DAY EVENT
EVENTS FOR 2025/2026
FASHION SHOW EVENT - OCT 2025
CHRISTMAS FAYRE – NOV 2025
If you would like to share your ideas, join our volunteers or have any questions please get in contact with us on the below information. We would love to hear from you!
Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/billesdonpafa
Email: billesdonpafa@gmail.com
