FRIENDS OF RYTON COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL

 

Date: 17th November 2009

 

Time: 7.30 pm.

 

Venue: Community Room, Syd Cowans Sports Hall.

 

Present: Richard Griffiths, Steve Williamson  Judith Donaldson, Kim White (briefly), Carolyn Willoughby, Brian Willoughby, Dave Campbell, Trish Campbell, Susan Forster, Carolyn Below, Gail McLackland, Derrick Marrs, Wendy Morgan, Becky Polito, Allison Johnston,

 

 

Apologies for absence: Dorothy Plummer

 

Minutes and action

 

Area

Comment

Responsible

Timescale

Matters Arising

York Trip great success, £500.30 raised.  School show refreshments also good, £103.61.

Thanks to all, especially organisers of York trip (and Dave’s date).

 

 

Funding Applications

Geography Italian trip support – previous request relating to Iceland trip was granted and paid.  Funds in school now so Geog can spend that.

SWI to inform

 

Christmas Fair

Main jobs:

Good work by team getting donations and gifts, some still pending, keep going!

Music is in hand

Contact Barclay’s staff to enquire re matched funding.

Bear factory – can we have the giant suit?  Ask CR

Wrapping paper

Raffle tickets out to volunteer students, FoRCS to sell some, available on door too.

Extended discussion of stall layout – some significant gaps – contact past stall holders

Difficulty of cake stall discussed – supplement by purchase/FoRCS contribution

Refreshments – much left from show.  Simplify offer to avoid hot food.  Contact Debbie Nixon to order bakery products.

Santas grotto – book Santa for 12.45pm, clarified admission price, approach BM shop, Blaydon for deal on selection box gifts.

Army climbing wall available?

 

Agreed need to lay out goods before Friday to judge gaps and make shopping list.  Meet 6-7pm Thursday 26th November

 

Hall open to FoRCS from 1pm on Friday 27th for setting up.

 

All

 

 

CKS

SWI

 

SWI

 

BP

 

All

 

 

SWI

 

 

 

 

 

CW

 

 

 

CW

 

 

RGR

 

 

All available.

 

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AOB

Rota agreed for refreshments during Return to the Forbidden Planet.

All

 

 

Meeting closed 8.45pm

 

Next Meeting Thursday 26th November 2009 for “stock check”