PSA
Here are the winning entries from the Valentine's Day Bake Off 2025 organised by the PSA- delicious!
About the PSA;
We are the Parent Staff Association for Locking Parklands Educate Together to help raise much needed funds for the school to provide additional benefits for all our children.
We are currently a small team, Selina is the Chairman, Michelle, Treasurer and Becky the Secretary, we are still in need of a Vice Chairman.
What have we funded and contributed to the school?
In the last 18 months there are a number of projects we have funded,
Many of you are aware that we were able to purchase a brand new stage for the school, which was a great achievement.
We donated £1,000 to help fund and improve the Forest School area
Every Christmas the PSA organises a gift for every child, and this last Christmas also a visit from Santa the big man himself!
Board games and outdoor equipment
Whats the next goal / aim?
After discussing with the staff from the school we all agreed that our next aim would be a large outdoor shaded canopy, the school has a great open space for the children however in the summer there is little shade, so this is very much needed, and we need to raise between £20-25k to support this!
Also we need to get an outdoor shed for the PSA to store all our goods, the school has very limited space, and this will really make it easier for the team, and help us to raise further funds. This will be located next to the new bike shed area.
If anyone works for any companies where they can get discounts or donations for either of these, Wickes, Jewson, Travis Perkins etc. Then please get in contact with the PSA team.
How can you help?
Did you know can support the PSA in so many ways, that is not only volunteering for events? Or even 30 mins to an hour of your time at one event a year, really could make a huge difference to what we can run? We can only run events and raise money with the support from the parents.
30 mins once a year can make all the difference
Packing / creating gifts at home
Wrapping presents
Do you work for a company who could donate a prize or offer a discount as a prize?
Puxton Park, Soft Plays, Imagination Fascination, Supermarkets, The Range, Toy Shops, beauty, pampering, event tickets
Or could they donate something to help us raise funds? Eg. 100 chocolate bars, or ice lollies for the Sports Day refreshments?
Asking companies for donations
Are you good at writing proposal or pitches for grant funding?
Any ideas you have for events or fundraising please do share with the team
And of course we are always looking for regular committee members!
Stay Informed
Whats App Community - Did you know this isn’t a chat? You can’t reply to any messages!
So you won’t be bombarded with loads of notifications! It just shares all the updates on whats going on with events, raffles etc. A great way to stay informed about whats happening.
https://chat.whatsapp.com/Hv1LvvJ9HITFAIQtwSGbIe
Facebook Page - Our Facebook page is ‘Parklands ET PSA’ - please like and join and engage again a great way to keep informed of recent events and whats coming up.
Easy Fundraising
One of the easiest ways to raise money for the school is through the Easy Fundraising program - its a simple cashback program for any online purchases with over 7,500 retailers signed up, and all the cashback raised goes to the PSA!
How to sign up? Follow the link below
https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/parklands-et-psa
Great for holidays, insurances, work travel, do you make purchases for work?
Some retailer examples - Amazon, Temu, New Look, Asda, Sainsburys, Boots, M&S, Dunelm, Argos, Nespresso, ASOS, George, Clarks, Very, Superdry, Moutain Warehouse, TUI, B&Q, Pets at Home, Dominos, Just Eat, Expedia, Booking.com, hotels.com, Aviva, Moneysupermarket.
Match Funding:
Do you work for a company that provides Match Funding? This could double our profits for any given event if you volunteer or support it in any capacity, could be a great way to raise additional funds.
How to get in touch? Contact us either through Facebook or our email parklandsetpsa@gmail.com