Tree-mendous Gift of £130 From PTA Funds Purchases Christmas Tree for the School

St. Francis PTA Christmas Fair 1 - British Weather 0. As Christmas Fair Raises Over £1,000

With possibly the grimmest weather to occur just prior to any of our recent Christmas Fair fears were we may have to cancel but in true determined style it was decided the show must go on. As is tradition the infants opened the Fair with a couple of beautiful songs - 'Magical Time of the Year' and 'Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer' which made for some tearful parents watching their 'Little Angels' in full voice. Despite one stall holder having to pull out due to an unfortunate weather related accident there was still a varied selection of stalls to choose from. There was also quite a few games including the Wii Family Ski and the buzzer game which required a steady hand.

There was some new stalls including JoMo Hand Beaded Jewellery which had a very nice stall (shown on the left) and generated a lot of interest. Derian House were again in attendance along with Usborne books. There was also some stalls ran by the teachers including the Xmas Wreaths and decorating Baubles which was of great interest. The toy stall in the centre of the hall again was very busy as many parents seized on the chance to pick up some stocking fillers and save a little money as well. There was quite a range of toys to choose from and extra tables had to be brought in to lay them all out. Year 1 had made some Christmas Angels which were a fine effort and a credit to the pupils. Last but not least the chocolate and bottle tombolas didn't disappoint with the usual queues forming for both and everything was won and nothing left for the exhausted workers to take home with them!

Sadly the weather had probably dissuaded some from attending as there was a slight drop in numbers compared to last year but this was understandable as the snow began to fall around 6pm. Despite this we still managed to raise £1,010 up on last years total. So its a great tribute to you parents, grandparents, visitors, etc who were in attendance as you have been even more generous with your purchases and donations and helped raise more funds for our children's school. We would also like to thank:

Magicsmiles Dental Studios, 483 Preston Old Road, Cherry Tree, Blackburn, BB2 5ND. http://www.magicsmiles.com/

They were kind enough to allow us to display one of our publicity banners shown at the top of the page on their premises.