Welcome to the Friends of Bridport Primary School Web page! 

The Friends of Bridport Primary School (FOBPS) is the school’s Parent Teacher Association (PTA).
We’re a group of parents and teachers working together to make your child’s school experience as
enriched and rewarding as possible. Our aim is to build a strong community that organises events
and raises funds for valuable activities and resources—things that the school budget cannot cover
and that aren’t funded elsewhere.

We’re always looking for new Friends to join us; if you’d like to get involved, we’d love to hear from
you! Browse our pages to view upcoming events and fundraising efforts.

FOBPS funding this term
● Funding for Years 3-6 transport to BLC for swimming lessons this year
● SAT’s Revision Books for Year 6
● Spot trays and Aprons for EYFS, along with sand for their new sand pit
● Full funding for 2 Egyptian Day Activities for Years 3-5
● Christmas Tree lights and baubles for front of school
● Play tent and an easel for EYFS
● Supplies for the school choir
● Christmas Crackers for every child in the school on Christmas lunch day
● Purchase of the BPS Christmas Tree for the United Church Christmas Tree Festival
● Helping Father Christmas give a gift to each child in Reception – Year 3 and a sweet treat to
Years 4-6 in the last week of term.

Events:

BPS Christmas Market: Friday 5th December 2025, 6pm – 8pm
Our biggest event of the year promises to be fun for all the family, with a special performance from
the School Choir at 6:15pm, visits to see Father Christmas, a BBQ / Bar, private traders selling
cocktails, gifts, jewellery and cosmetic products, with the added excitement of Crafts, Lucky Dip,
Christmas Games, Face Painting, Tombola, Cakes and much more! Everyone is welcome!

BUY RAFFLE TICKETS We have 20 awesome raffle prizes and counting; full list of prizes and tickets
can be purchased online for £1 each: https://fobps.charityhive.co.uk, with paper tickets being sold at
the Market on Friday from 6pm until the draw is made shortly after 7:30pm.

VISIT FATHER CHRISTMAS: Step into the Magic of Christmas! Visit Father Christmas at the BPS
Christmas Market. Every child will enjoy around 15 minutes of enchanting fun inside Father
Christmas' Grotto, where they will receive a short story, a chat, and a special age-appropriate gift
from Father Christmas himself. But the magic doesn’t end there! As you leave the Grotto, discover
a wintery surprise waiting in the Reception playground — a perfect way to keep the festive spirit
alive! Visits can be booked online in advance: https://fobps.charityhive.co.uk, with some slots available on
arrival at the market; £5 per child.

TOMBOLA DAY, FRIDAY 28 TH NOVEMBER:

To make the BPS Christmas event the biggest and most
festive one yet, we are asking for donations of tombola prizes! Children are invited to come to
school in non-uniform on Fri 28th Nov in exchange for a donation of a tombola prize; simply wear
your own clothes and bring your items with you into school.
To keep a varied selection of donations, we would like to request Reception – Year 3 children please
bring items for the children’s tombola, e.g. toys, sweets, games etc; and children from Year 4-6
please bring items for the adult tombola e.g. bottles, gift sets etc. Whatever you can donate will be
gratefully received.

NEW TO YOU UNIFORM SALE, CHRISTMAS EDITION:

Join us at the FOBPS Shed (next to the main
school car park) on Tuesday, 4th December from 3:00 PM for a festive greeting!

We will have:
 A great selection of preloved uniform: £1 - £2 per item
 Christmas tunes to get you in the spirit
 A tin of Christmas chocolates to share
 A sneak peek of our brand-new winter surprise for the Christmas Market!
Don’t miss out—come along, grab a bargain, and enjoy the festive cheer!

School Disco, divided into two sessions; Years 1-3 followed by Years 4-6: Thurs 12 th February 2026
Easter Event: Sat 28th March 2026
School Disco, divided into two sessions; Years 1-3 followed by Years 4-6: Thurs 21 st May 2026
BPS Bingo at BYCC: Sat 30 th May 2026
Summer Event: Friday 3 rd July 2026
Break the Rules Day: Weds 22 nd July 2026

New to You Stalls: 

We hold stock of items such as grey/black skirts, dresses, trousers and shorts, and
green jumpers or cardigans for sale at bargain prices (£1-£2 per item). Sales are held monthly at the
FOBPS shed in the corner of the school carpark on the first Tuesday of every month: 3:00 – 3:30pm,
taking cash and card payment.
 Tues 2 nd Dec 2025
 Tues 6 th Jan 2026
 Tues 3 rd Feb 2026
 Tues 3 rd March 2026
 Tues 14 th April 2026
 Tues 5 th May 2026
 Tues 7 th July 2026

Uniform Donations:

Please consider donating any good quality used uniform to the New to You stock. Simply bag it up
and put it in our New to You bin next to the Green Textile Recycle Bank in the school car park.  We
accept grey/black skirts/trousers/shorts/dresses, summer dresses, green jumpers, cardigans, and PE
hoodies.  NO shoes, bags, coats, white polo shirts, underwear(!) or non-clothes items, thank you
(these are rarely asked for and take a lot of room in our small storage area – please donate these to
the Astra Cycle Textile Recycle Bank – see below).

The FOBPS Committee: 

FOPBS Communications

Our communication group chat sits within WhatsApp.  If you think you can spare a little time to help
the PTA every now and then, please email us at bridportpsfriends@gmail.com. We will add you to
the WhatsApp group, where we can put a shout-out when we need help!

Alternatively, we still have the communication links below; handy for reminders of events such as
discos, uniform sales, cake sales and the summer event, with some parents using email as their
preferred mode of communication when help is requested.

Other ways of supporting FOBPS

Stickins provide good quality, clear labels for your child’s belongings.  FOBPS will earn 30% commission if you order your name labels from Label Planet, and you will also get FREE DELIVERY.  Enter the school ID 2709 before you order.

Please help Friends of Bridport Primary School by signing up to support us for FREE on Easy Fundraising. You raise donations whenever you shop online with over 7,000 brands, including John Lewis & Partners, eBay, Argos, M&S and more. Plus, once you have raised your first £5, easy fundraising will double it!  Click the logo and sign up today – it will make a BIG difference to us!

Astra Cycle Textile Recycle Bank: the Big Green Textile Bank in the school carpark.   

Astra Cycle pays FOBPS per kilo for what is collected and will empty the bank every 2 weeks to stop
it from overflowing!  (If it is full, please wait for the bank to be emptied rather than leaving the bags
of textiles next to the bank) 
The textiles collected are either sent to Eastern Europe to be used again or converted into insulation
materials and industrial cleaning wipes - less than 1% of what you donate will end up in the ground. 
Items must be bagged please, and the following is accepted: Clothing, Uniform (if not fit for New to
You), Shoes, Accessories (bags, hats, gloves, scarves, belts etc), bed linen and towels.  Please note,
the textile bank does not take Carpet, Curtains, Fabric Off cuts and General waste.