Friends of CCJ
The Friends are a charity working to support and raise vital funds to support the education of the 300+ children at Christ Church CofE Junior School.
Why the Friends are important
As with many schools, CCJ is finding it a challenge to find the money for essentials such as energy bills and educational resources. The teachers and staff at CCJ work hard to provide the best education possible with the limited resources, and the Friends are increasingly supporting them in this by providing an important source of funding to ensure that the children can have the best opportunities whilst in school.
Where the money goes
Every year, CCJ Friends raise money through events such as, Christmas raffle, school discos, film nights, Easter Egg hunts, Bake offs, Scarecrow Hunt and Smarties Challenge.
As a result, over the years The Friends have been able to raise money to purchase the Clamber Stack, handryers for student toilets, Forest School fire pitt, redesign of The Meadow Room and purchase of Science Data Logger equipment.
The Friends committee works closely with headteacher Mrs Osborne and the School Business Manager, Mrs Cleave in order to support the school as best we can. There is aways a long list of projects we are fundraising for to enable us to enhance the children's experience here CCJ. Our current project is fundraising for new computers for the new ICT Suite.
To see our upcoming events Click Here
Friends AGM - Annual General Meeting
Every year, the Friends have an AGM to elect a chair, treasurer and secretary; look at the accounts from the previous year and plan the events for the coming year. Please have a look at the latest AGM minutes from Autumn 2024.
Get in touch; stay in touch!
Email the Friends friendsofccj@outlook.com
Be part of our community and join our Facebook Page or follow us on Twitter.
How can you help?
There are several ways you can help right now:
Sign up to Amazon Smile and get a contribution to the school on every Amazon purchase you make. To find out more and to register click here
Sign up to Easy Fundraising. Turn your everyday online shopping into FREE donations for CCJ. To find out more and to register click here
Bring your skill to the table. Have you got experience of writing professional documents of any sort? – we’re actively looking for people to help us bid for funds and need people to fill in forms for us. It won’t all be down to you, we are working with the school and suppliers. We just need a few hours of your time per month and your professional eye.
Speak to your company about their corporate social responsibility and whether they ‘match fund’ or support schools – if they do, come and tell us and we can get in touch to support our fundraising initiatives.
All of our volunteers are DBS checked and work within CCJ policies.
