Friends of St John’s
Friends of St John’s
On Sunday 27th June, Friends of St John’s walked the Fan Dance. This gruelling trek, which is infamous within the ranks of all UK Special Forces, took them 16 miles (24 km) across Wales’ Pen y Fan - the highest mountain in southern Britain. Thirty parents and staff walked for more than six hours, in poor visibility but great spirits. They smashed their fundraising target of £4,000 to provide St John’s children with some fantastic new outdoor facilities, including a fabulous cob pizza oven and our new chicken run which now houses six feathered friends!
House Competition Despite winning Sports Day and the annual tug-o-war, Severn House lost out on winning the Crows & Cranes Shield to Wye House this year! Congratulations to Head of House Luca Crathorn, Miss George and all of Wye House.
Other Friends of St John’s activities included the Pumpkin Carving Competition, Quiz Night, a Virtual Christmas Fayre, Christmas Raffle and Auction, Clothes Recycling, an Easter Egg Hunt and the Magic Well-being Challenge. Sally Blandford, FOSJ secretary said, “Although Covid prevented many of our normal FOSJ activities, we still did really well. In fact, I think it’s probably been one of our best years ever from a fundraising point of view!”
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