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Christmas Raffle Ticket 2025

Posted on 21st November 202522nd November 2025 in EventsLeave a Comment

Grab yourself a raffle ticket for your chance to win one of our wonderful Christmas Hampers, filled with delicious, festive treats.

Tickets are just £1 each, or you can buy a book of five tickets for £5.

The draw will take place after the final KS1 Christmas Performance on the evening of Monday 15th December.

When purchasing online, your raffle ticket numbers will be emailed to you by a member of the FOAS team within two working days. Winners (if their raffle tickets were purchased online) will be contacted by email.

Please note, you must be able to collect your hamper in person from Avening, Gloucestershire. Unfortunately we cannot offer shipping.

All proceeds go to supporting Avening Primary School.

Good luck everyone!

Christmas Wreath Making Workshop – Extra Date Added

Posted on 18th October 2025 in EventsLeave a Comment

We are thrilled to announce that due to the incredible response to our Christmas Wreath Workshop, we are now offering an additional workshop on Tuesday 25th November.

Our workshop on Wednesday 26th November is now fully booked - thank you so much to everyone who has bought a ticket so far!

We know a number of you were intending to come along to the initial workshop, so do please join us on the 25th. You still have until midnight on 31st October to grab your early bird offer.

Join us for a Festive Christmas Wreath Making Workshop!

Get into the holiday spirit by creating your own beautiful, sustainable wreath at our fun and relaxing workshop!

Tuesday, 25th November
7pm – 9:30pm
Cherington Village Hall, Tetbury (GL8 8SP)

All materials and guidance will be provided so you can craft a stunning wreath using fresh foliage and natural adornments. If you have any special decorations you’d like to add, feel free to bring them along!

Don’t miss this chance to kick off the Christmas season with creativity and good company!

EARLY BIRD OFFER – Buy your workshop ticket for £38 (usually £42) when you order before 1st November

FOAS Halloween Disco

Posted on 29th September 202529th September 2025 in EventsLeave a Comment

Christmas Wreath Making Workshop

Posted on 29th September 202529th September 2025 in EventsLeave a Comment

Join us for a Festive Christmas Wreath Making Workshop!

Get into the holiday spirit by creating your own beautiful, sustainable wreath at our fun and relaxing workshop!

Wednesday, 26th November
7pm – 9:30pm
Cherington Village Hall, Tetbury (GL8 8SP)

All materials and guidance will be provided so you can craft a stunning wreath using fresh foliage and natural adornments. If you have any special decorations you’d like to add, feel free to bring them along!

Don’t miss this chance to kick off the Christmas season with creativity and good company!

EARLY BIRD OFFER – Buy your workshop ticket for £38 (usually £42) when you order before 1st November

Avening Bear Hunt

Posted on 10th May 202510th May 2025 in Events and tagged Bear HuntLeave a Comment

The well-loved village bear hunt returns with a pawsome trail and unbearlievable displays. Begin your hunt at Avening Memorial Hall. Picnic lunches, ice creams, tea, coffee, cakes, face painting. bear gifts and crafts will also be available.

£2 per map – plus, return your completed map at the end of the trail to receive a treat! One treat per map.

SAVE and preorder your children’s picnic lunches online for just £3. Lunches will also be available to buy on the day for £3.50 each (while stocks last).

If you’d like to design a bear to feature in the hunt, we’d love to hear from you! Everyone is welcome, you don’t need to live on the trail route to host a bear, simply think of a name and start designing! Past examples include “Billbear Baggins”, “The Statue of Libearty” and “Mary Beary”.

We’re also offering an exciting prize of a £50 Giffords Circus Voucher and Goodie Bag (kindly donated by Giffords) for the bear voted “Best in Show”.

Break the Rules Day

Posted on 20th March 202524th March 2025 in EventsLeave a Comment

Avening School’s Easter Bonnet Parade

Posted on 20th March 202520th March 2025 in EventsLeave a Comment

Grab your glue, sticky tape and scissors and let your imagination soar as we celebrate Easter!

Rabbits, Eggs, Hot Cross Buns… anything goes. The only rule is that it must sit on your head.

The children will parade their creations around the hall in an Easter Celebration Assembly on the morning of
Friday 11th April.

FOAS will be providing prizes for some of the best bonnets!

World Book Day 2025

Posted on 7th March 202520th March 2025 in EventsLeave a Comment

Wow, what a fantastic World Book Day celebration! On Friday the school was transformed by the brilliant Ms Adcock, and students were set to ‘roll up roll up’ in their fantastic costumes.

In class, the children explored the wonderful world of circus themed books, including The Clown Who Lost His Nose by Tweedy the Clown @tweedyclown, Nell and The Circus of Dreams by Nell Gifford @officialgiffordscircus, and Clown by Quentin Blake @quentinblakehq.

The amazing School of Larks gave some excellent circus training, with skills including juggling, diabolo and tightrope walking.

Parents were treated to a special performance in Celebration Assembly, where the children demonstrated their circus talents.

Mrs Rushton showed us her superb multitasking abilities by balancing four spinning plates at once (and she hadn’t practiced!)

Thank you so much to Ms Adcock and her helpers for creating a wonderful circus display, to @schooloflarks_circus for their brilliant workshop, and to all the staff at Avening School for making it all so much fun!

Thank you also to the FOAS members for your circus themed after school treats 🧁

We were delighted to help fund such a special day 🎪

Bedtime Stories for World Book Day 2025

Posted on 6th March 202520th March 2025 in EventsLeave a Comment

As part of this week’s World Book Day celebration, the children of Avening School returned to the classroom in their pyjamas for a Bedtime Stories session.

With their favourite teddy, a cup of hot chocolate and even a biscuit, the children sat and enjoyed reading books to each other.

Thank you to the FOAS team for serving the refreshments.

The World Book Day fun continues later this week, and we can’t wait to see how Ms Adcock transforms the school this year. Her decorations are incredible!

Quiz Night 2025

Posted on 25th February 202525th February 2025 in EventsLeave a Comment

Join us for a friendly, fun and entertaining quiz night – kindly sposored by Scimitar Sportswear.

With quiz questions written by our fantastic school librarian, Ms Adcock, and the evening hosted by the brilliant Jo Harris, it’s set to be a cracking night.

We have some fabulous prizes, including £100 cash for the winning team!

Raffle prizes, music, delicious hot food and bar available. Simply choose from Meat or Vegetarian Chilli.

Round up your team, or let us know that you’d like to join a team.

All proceeds go to Friends of Avening Primary School (Charity Number 1055040). Drinks priced separately.