1. Friends of Brimscombe School
FOBS
Friends of Brimscombe School
This is YOUR
Parent Teachers Association for Brimscombe School.
Anyone who has a child at school is a member and anyone can help in anyway they feel they can…
That can mean simply buying a cake raffle ticket, coming to support events, helping run existing events or thinking up new ones.

2. In England and Wales it is a legal requirement for organisations engaged in charitable activities, with an annual income of more than £5,000, to register as a charity with the Charity Commission.
£7300 was raised in year 2015/16
Benefits of Charity Registration The benefits of obtaining charitable status include: - exemption from the payment of income and corporation tax being able to receive charitable donations from local and national companies being eligible to apply to grant-making charitable trusts: most charitable trusts will give grants only to groups formally recognised as charities being able to receive donations made through Payroll Giving and Company Matched Giving schemes being eligible to apply for Gift Aid.

3. YOU are also members of the team!
But please remember
YOU are also members of the team!
Your Friendly FOBS team:
Faye Gaskell (chair)
Tiffanie Smith (vice chair)
Holly Moore (treasurer)
Liz Baynham (secretary)
Year Group Representatives
Clare Lewis – Reception
Tiffanie Smith – Year 1
TBA - Year 2
Liz Baynham and Faye Gaskell– Year 3/4
Louise Sargeant - Year 5
Mandy Brooking – Year 6

4. FOBS AIMS: To advance the education of pupils in the school in particular by: developing effective relationships between the staff parents and others associated with the school; engaging in activities or providing facilities or equipment which support the school and advance the education of the pupils.

5. reading scheme and books Wireless weather station
£8741
Spent in year 2015/16
New smart boards
for classrooms
Parts and equipment to
help teach technology
Coach trips to:
Corrinium Museum
Crocodile World
Glos. Folk Museum
Bristol Aquarium
New book bags
for Reception
Residential Trip!
Music lessons
New interactive
reading scheme and books
and book tokens
Playground equipment
Wireless weather station
and portable PA system

6. Events we hope to run this year
Fashion show
Hot drinks at
shows and
events
Cake raffle
Bakers and sellers
Children’s
Discos!
Parents' Disco!