'Friends of Thornbury' are a group of volunteers from the community, such as parents, who support the school in developing and improving the education of the children through enrichment activities and fund-raising.
Over the past few years, this group has been successful in helping the school raise money, have organised many fun activities such as 'Pizza Making' and been instrumental in the successful running of our Christmas and Summer Fayres.
We are always looking for some volunteers for the Friends of Thornbury group.
Things go in cycles - a number of our parent volunteers have become staff, and others have moved on to more work hours, but please do have a think about whether you could get involved. This could be in a small way - for example, sitting at home wrapping bran tub prizes, or in school helping with fayre prep or other events. For some, volunteering is about hearing readers - all of these are very welcome as it's an opportunity to give back to the school as a whole. In the past, when we had a larger group, we were able to share people out across events, so not demanding too much of any one person. Events have included the fayres, organising the year group parties, bingo, games and crafts, and a carol and hot chocolate session.
Anyone interested, would have to go through our volunteer recruitment process - a discussion with myself, and paperwork, including a new enhanced DBS, and we always get a character reference too. You must be an advocate for the school as a whole, as this is an important role in our school community. Do email or give the office a call if this might interest you.
Thank you.
Mrs Hardisty