PTFA
Our charity (registered number: 1041266) is called Winscombe Primary School PTFA and it has been running for almost 50 years.
We are a group of dedicated volunteers consisting of mainly parents and teachers from the school. Our main function is to support the school by raising as much money as we can to enhance, enrich and improve learning experiences for the children. We also provide those ‘little extras’ that make school memorable, such as class trips, WOW days, end of term discos, in-school pantomimes, Christmas gifts and a visit from Father Christmas.
Over the years the PTFA have held a range of events to raise funds for the school. The yearly fireworks display and summer fair have been running since the 1970s and are our major events, but other events include Quiz Nights, Bingo Nights, Easter Egg Hunts, Parents & Carers Christmas Parties and even Colour Runs! If you’re looking to buy tickets for an upcoming event, our activibees profile is here.
We also exist to bring the communities of school and home closer together because it makes sense for parents to be involved in the life of their chosen school. We welcome all family members to get involved. In the past, we have had grandparents as well as parents and friends volunteering at our fund-raising events; the more the merrier!
Lastly, we’re here for the simple reason that we want to get together socially, meet new people and have fun whilst raising funds to benefit our children.
Our current committee is below, along with the class their children are in; please feel free to reach out to anyone with any PTFA related queries.
| Committee | |
|---|---|
| Tori Drew | Walnut, Linden and Maple |
| Stacie Fowler | Maple |
| Lisa Freeman | Silver Birch and Ash |
| Ellie Fryer | Linden and Sycamore |
| Mark Miles | Walnut and Linden |
| Dan Saunders | Silver Birch and Linden |
| Andy Walton | Oak and Ash |
| Lois Heighton | Oak and Maple |
| Sean Heighton | Oak and Maple |
| Hannah Lawrence | Linden and Maple |
| Jo Hill | Walnut, Maple and Sycamore |
| Kerry Low | Linden |
| Chloe Harvey | Walnut and Ash |
| Claire Dawes | Walnut, Linden, Sycamore |
| Estelle Radcliffe | Oak and Maple |
| Tiff Lee | Linden |
We have teaching representatives on the PTFA who attend some of our meetings: Mrs Pemberton from Walnut Class, Miss Humphrey from Linden Class and Miss Perry from Maple Class. Our Headteacher Mrs Baker also attends some meetings and has regular contact with our Chair and Secretary.
The committee holds a monthly meeting on a Monday from 8pm during term time to plan, discuss and review events. We also hold an Annual General Meeting (AGM) once a year to review the previous academic year and to meet our legal constitution.
We are always looking for new faces and welcome anyone who would like to join the committee. If you would like to know more about joining the PTFA, please contact a committee member or email at winscombeprimaryptfa@gmail.com.