Southcott School Association
Welcome to the Southcott School Association (SSA), a fundraising group available for all parents and teachers of pupils at Southcott Lower School.
The Southcott School Association raises funds for the benefit of the children at Southcott and brings together children, staff and parents in a social and fun environment.
Our aim is to provide fun, exciting opportunities for all Southcott children and their families, to bring together the school community and to raise vital funds to support the school. The money we raise goes towards a wide variety of enrichment activities at Southcott such as Forest School, the annual Sing Up! event and more.
This year, we are fundraising for our "50 Wishes" project, granting the school 50 very special funded wishes in celebration of Southcott's 50th Anniversary.
How to support the SSA
The easiest way to support our fundraising efforts is to buy tickets and attend our events. Our next event will be our Christmas Spectacular, which takes place on Friday 13th December.
This exciting Christmas celebration for the whole community which will include a professional Christmas themed laser show delivered by Horizon Fireworks. We will also have outdoor performances from two choirs, a fabulous Christmas craft market featuring local artists and makers, food trucks, games stalls, a licensed bar and of course, a visit from our wonderful Southcott Santa.
Doors open at 5pm with the laser show taking place at 7pm on the field.
Admittance to the event (which includes the fair and laser show) is for ticket holders only; please book all tickets in advance. Tickets are £4 for everyone age 3 and over. Under 3's free.
**Tickets to meet Father Christmas are also available and can be booked separately. Meet Father Christmas is an optional add-on - you must have an entry ticket to the event to book Father Christmas.
This event is generously sponsored by four amazing local businesses. Huge thanks to Austin & Carnley Solicitors, Quarters Estate Agents, Cinch Storage, and Marshalls Coaches for their support.
Your SSA needs you!
There are two ways to get involved and support the SSA to be as successful as possible. Firstly, we are actively recruiting for new committee members to help with the planning and organisation of events. The time commitment isn’t huge and everyone is always welcome. Email southcottssa@gmail.com to find out more, or feel free to just come along when you see a meeting advertised.
We also rely heavily on parents (and grandparents!) as event volunteers, so if you want to help out without necessarily being on the committee this is for you! This can involve anything from helping out at a school disco to decorating the grotto to wrapping tombola prizes in the evening at home. ALL help is sincerely appreciated and much needed, so if you are happy to be added to the list of possible event volunteers, please email southcottssa@gmail.com and let us know.
Contacting the SSA
There are a number of ways that you can contact us with any questions or ideas that you want to pass to the committee members. Email us at southcottssa@gmail.com, give your details to the office staff or place a note with your details in the brown box, next to the door in the school reception area, or catch one of the committee members in the playground. We’d love to hear from you.
EasyFundraising
Southcott School Association has joined EasyFundraising, an app that will let you generate free cash donations for Southcott every time you shop online. It doesn’t cost you a penny. The retailers you shop with make donations to your chosen charity every time you buy from them, so please download the app and encourage friends and family to do the same. It takes less than a minute to do.
Once you join, the retailers you shop with make donations to your chosen charity every time you buy from them at no cost to you. There are more than 7000 different retailers participating, covering everything from groceries and clothes to house insurance and holidays… Almost anything you buy online, you’ll find here. Simply
- Click through from the easyfundraising app to the websites you normally buy from
- Shop as usual
- We receive donations from retailers automatically, for free.
Easyfundraising say an average user generates £100 per year in free donations for their cause. With over 250 families at Southcott, we could raise a game-changing amount of money for the school in this way, for free, and with very little effort, so please sign up and also share this information with your friends and networks. There are also often special offers available to Easyfundraising shoppers, making this an absolute win-win - save money for your family, while generating money for Southcott. Thank you all for your support.
The SSA Christmas Fair and Laser show has been generously sponsored by four amazing local businesses. Huge thanks to Austin & Carnley Solicitors, Quarters Estate Agents, Cinch Storage, and Marshalls Coaches for their support.
