Bablake's Fantastic Fundraising

The Junior School and Pre Prep have recently welcomed Sixth Form students to their assemblies to find out more about the different charities they can support this year.

The Sixth Form coordinate fundraising for a variety of charities as part of the Bablake Charity Programme run by Senior School Charity Coordinator, Mrs Maria O’Neill.

The Pre Prep welcomed Hannah, Ciara, Jess and Simran from the Sixth Form to their assembly last Wednesday morning. The children listened intently to the visitors who told them all about the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). At the end of their presentation the Sixth Formers asked the children if they had any fundraising ideas they would like to do at school; lots of hands shot up in the air and the children had some brilliant ideas which they shared with the group. The most popular ideas were a disco, a charity football match and using their musical talents to help raise money for CRY. The Pre Prep will be discussing these ideas in their next Student Council and with the support of the Sixth Form team hope to raise lots of money for the charity over the year.

The Junior School were also excited to welcome Sixth Formers Lawson, Ali, Shannon, Adelaide and a huge Teddy to their assembly on Thursday. They were given an inspirational presentation on local charity Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice which offers respite and palliative terminal care to babies and support to their parents. The presentation included a video of Gary Barlow who had previously visited Zoe’s Place as part of a Children in Need appeal. The Junior School pupils were thoroughly engaged with the presentation and are looking forward to raising money for the charity – especially through any ‘Win a Bear’ competitions!  

A commitment to charity runs throughout the whole of the Bablake family and this was no more prevalent than during the Macmillan Coffee Morning when all three schools took it upon themselves to organise cake sales. Junior School Headmaster, Neil Price, offered thanks to all involved and announced the fundraising totals, ‘Many thanks to everyone for their support and cake eating. The Pre Prep excelled with £324 raised and the Junior School led their entirely child supported event with £157.70 collected. Across Bablake over £1200 was raised. A great effort, thank you.’