Let the festive fun be- Gin!
We’re delighted you could join us!
There’s tons of festive fun to be had...
Hit the photo booth and make some memories. Get into the Christmas spirit with a mulled wine and eat mince pies galore in the Friends of SWPS café. Or try a Gin-tasting experience with our friends at Silent Pool and Hampton Court Gin. Try your luck in the Bottle Tombola. Get stuck in with games, enter the amazing Christmas Raffle (there’s a Fortnum & Mason Hamper to win plus plenty more) and pick up gifts galore at the many stalls. Stock up on Second Hand Uniform essentials. Plus, tuck in to the best wood-fired pizza and Scandinavian delights, this side of the M25.
The Friends of SWPS
Christmas Fair is here – and we’re getting our Christmas glitz on!
Win BIG in the Christmas Raffle
Thanks to the generosity of the SWPS community and our friends in local businesses, we have some incredible prizes to win!
You could snap up a swanky Fortnum & Mason hamper or one of over 30 others (from Pamper Hampers to Gardening & Baking Hampers, Gin-filled Hampers to Festive Goodie Hampers) or a beautiful festive wreath made by one of our very talented parents..
But you need to be in it, to win it!
Marvel at the magnificent hampers in the Atrium. We’ll draw the winners after the Christmas Fair. So you can collect the hampers from school before the Christmas holidays begin.
Silent Auction
Roll up… roll up… it’s the Friends of SWPS Silent Auction – where you can snag unique items and help us raise funds to enhance our daughters’ learning journey, too!
Here’s how it works:
1. Simply take your pick of the unique items below and place a bid on the items you’d love to win.
2. Keep checking throughout the fair, to ensure you’re the top bidder (and increase your bid, if you’re keen to win)
3. Bids close at 3.15. So the highest bidder for each item will take home the prize – and the glory!
Here’s a taste of what you could bid for below:
(Don’t forget to place your bid at the Silent Auction stand at the fair)
1 hour Business Consultancy – from Step8Up Actionable Strategy. www. step8up.co.uk
2 x 3hr Spa Passes for Brookland Hotel in Weybridge
4 Cinema Tickets x 4 for Pinewood Studios, Shepperton
1 hour relax / sports massage from Real Touch Massage. www.realtouchmassage.com
A computer training lesson from PotentialU.
A child’s free day at JamCoding holiday club. www.jamcoding.com
2 x Thorpe Lakes Water Park Tickets
A luxury, faux fur, bed throw (grey)
A set of premium hair curlers
A festive garland
An Aldi Store voucher (worth £30)
A Mixed Media Art Set from Hobbycraft
An Entertainer Store Voucher (worth £15)
A Marks & Spencer Store Voucher (worth £10)
A Sports Direct Store Voucher (worth £10)
A Sean Connery signed photograph from the James Bond Movie; Diamonds Are Forever
A Grace Jones signed photograph from the James Bond Movie; A View To A Kill
A Richard Kiel signed photograph from the James Bond Movies
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our Christmas gift
From oh-so-soft knits to wine that tastes good and does good, pick from gifts galore with our selection of hand- picked artisan, independent, small businesses.
CATSY CANDLES
Make all things merry and bright with handmade candles, wax melts and reed diffusers.
DawgHouse Pizza
tuck in to delicious wood fired pizzas, served ‘Neo York’ style!
Fior Skin Care
Love the skin you’re in with beautiful skin care, handmade in small batches.
Glass Gardens
SWPS Young Enterprise
Hampton
Court Gin
bottoms up with award-winning, boutique, luxury, craft spirits fit for a King.
Jo Briody Travel Counsellor
Unforgettable travel experiences from African Safaris to Indian Ocean adventures, Jo helps you to create trips with treasured, life-long memories.
Juicy Jewels
SWPS Young Enterprise
Kinnections
branch out and bring your family history to life, as Kinnections helps you discover your family tree.
Lavender-Lime
Bget cosy for Christmas with oh-so-soft knits and stunning Italian accessories.
Nettie Knows
Get set to wow in top-to-toe gorgeous tops, knits and more.
Noteorious
Elevate your gift-giving game with these premium notebooks that celebrate thinking differently and looking after your mental health
Oh Happy Place
Ceramic gifts, cashmere blend items, jewellery, linen soft toys, silk kimonos and much more – treat someone close to you to that special gift this year
On Cloud Wine
Stock up on some excellent wines to wow your guests over Christmas. These wines are made by, and will support, women in South Africa. They’re not available anywhere else in the UK
Pepe and Tete
Give the gift of another language, and expand someone’s horizons, with Spanish lessons from Pepe and Tete!
Project 300
In the schools tercentenary years, a variety of SWPS 300 merchandise is available to buy as a memento to this special occasion.
Pure Accessories
Tis the season for wrapping up something special from Pure’s selection of handpicked clothing, jewellery and bags!
RoniB's Kitchen
Spice up someone’s life with awardwinning Philippine spice blends. Just the gift for the foodie in your family.
Rosie's Stained Glass Gifts
Make someone’s winter wonderful with an out of the ordinary gift from Rosie’s Stained Glass Gifts.
RW Designs
Treat yourself to beautiful hand embroidered Christmas decorations, cards and gifts.
Sant Elia
shop small batch Extra Virgin Olive Oil, made on the family’s own estate and treat yourself or someone special to Real Balsamic vinegar from artisan producers in Modena, too!
Scandilicious
Tantalise your taste buds with delicious hot dogs, loaded fries or a barista style coffee.
Silent Pool Gin
Replenish your gin stock just in time for Christmas – local, sustainable and delicious
Silver Sprite
Jewellery
Sparkle and shine with handmade gifts from Silver Sprite, sustainably made and ethically sourced.
Summersleigh
Light up someone’s life with these luxury hand-poured candles, with festive fragrances including frankincense and myrrh, cinnamon, and pinecone.
Tropic Skincare
Spoil yourself with some vegan and cruelty free skincare which is really rather scrumptious.
Twizzell
Deck the halls with showstopping homeware, clothes and more, from all around the world.
VV Italian Style get all wrapped up with beautiful linen scarves, made by artisan Italian makers.
Wabi Sabi House
From notebooks to one of a kind Christmas gifts, perfect for slipping under the tree.
Wonder Jewellery
Oh come let Wonder Jewellery adorn you with the brightest earrings, bracelets and necklaces!
Or buy from our one of our home-grown Young Enterprise Companies, created and run by our very own sixth-formers:
Glass Gardens – selling Christmas themed reusable glass cups and plants in glass cups
Glow Co. - Christmas inspired candles, unique personalised brackets and a generous handful of sweets!
Juicy Jewels - selling luscious lip scrubs
Juicy Jewels
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ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR
Pocket Money Gifts
Take your pick from tiny trinkets of joy!
There’s games and creative challenges aplenty at our class stalls, run by years 7-8.
Punch the Cup
Punch a cup to see if it contains a prize!
Feed Rudolf
You could win a jar jampacked with sweets, stationery and more!
Come up trumps in the Lucky Dip, try your luck in the chocolate tombola or go BIG with the Friends of SWPS life size games!
Cake Stall
Pick up some delicious festive
treats
Chocolate
Tombola Lucky Bauble Game
Try your luck at the tombola – chocs away!
Can you win big?
Candy
Christmas Trees and Sweet Bags
Tuck in to some festive favourites!
Lucky Dip
There’s some special treats up for grabs!
Get snap happy with the SWPS Christmas Fair Photo Booth!
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LOCATED IN THE DRAMA STUDIO
It costs just £1 per photo, per person. So if there are 6 of you, and you each get a photo, you’ll pay £1 per person (£6 in total).
You can pay in cash or pay with a token.
Grab your gang and strike a pose!
Thentakehome yourhappysnap! (Eachoneissize: 6” x4”)
Prizes Galore
Thank you to the stall holders and businesses who donated amazing raffle prizes, experiences and much much more....
Be sure to visit the raffle and prizes display and see what you could win!
Roll of Honour
A huge and heartfelt thanks to everyone who has helped to create the Christmas Fair 2024. In particular thank you to:
• All the Friends of SWPS Christmas Elves who help to plan, run, set up and clear away today’s event.
• A special mention to Claire Sellick and Shirley Short for their invaluable help in the run up to the fair.
• Our wonderful Site Team for helping us to set up for today’s event, for allowing us to take over the space and for always coming to our rescue when we need them!
• Ms Picton and Dr Berryman for their support.
• Thanks to Sarah Sergeant and everyone in the Marketing Department for their help publicising the fair.
•Thanks to Eleni H, Amelia H, Gracie G, Harleen A, Sofia M and Tami L for designing this year’s programme cover and flyer.
• DJ Ricky for bring some festive music to the fair.
• Thanks to Mr Russell and Lizzie Sevenoaks for working with the art scholars to produce the beautiful artwork in the programme
• Angie Talbot for always being so incredibly helpful and cheerful.
• Thanks to our wonderful stallholders for bringing their festive treasure trove of goodies.
• Thanks to the super generous Year 9-13 families for their donations to the raffle. Thanks to Polly Patterson for putting the hampers together and to Kate Michael f or setting up the raffle page and uploading all the information.
• And last but not least… the brilliant Year 7-8 families for providing all the fun of the fair with their brilliant class stalls.
We wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year!
Thank you so much for supporting our Christmas Fair
All the money we raise from today’s event goes into our Friends of SWPS fundraising pot which helps us to buy equipment and fund activities which enhances the learning journey of the students. Your brilliant donations over the last year or so have helped to fund:
· Two new Samba kits for the Music Dept
· A digital binocular microscope for the Science Dept
· Oscilloscope for the Physics Dept
· 2 new digital cameras and a dark room enlarger for the Art Dept
· First Aid Training equipment
· Donation to the Year 13 Leaver’s Prom 2024
· Donation to the Year 11 Prom
· Funding for the 2024 Jamboree
· Rare instrument scheme
· Football table for the Year 11 common room
· Hockey Goalkeeping kit, fitness & gymnastics equipment, netball post protectors, netball dresses
· Speaker for the Sports Award evening
· Carbon neutral recycling scheme
· F1 Kit Car for the Sixth Form
· And we have lots more projects in the pipeline!
The more we raise, the more we can do!
3 MORE easy ways to help the Friends of SWPS:
1. Fill in a Gift Aid form
we can claim 20% back on whatever you contribute if you’re a UK tax payer.
2. 3. Download the Classlist app Lend us your time or talent
an easy peasy way to stay up to date. we love extra pairs of hands to help with school events, and however much time or talent you can bring, every one’s contribution is welcome.
Email friends.of.swps@gmail.com to get involved.
