Friends of St Rose’s

We are a dedicated group of volunteers who work to raise money for St Rose’s to support its inspiring and specialist work in providing education, therapy and care for children and students with a range of disabilities. We run several events each year to raise funds.

We are a small group of staff, friends and parents of past pupils, who meet once every half term for about an hour. New members are always welcome. It’s fun, rewarding and inspiring – and there are many different ways to contribute, depending on your interests and skills. You can help by collecting raffle prizes and goods to sell, making cakes, selling raffle tickets, publicising events or helping on the day to set up and dismantle equipment.

Each year the school needs to raise thousands of pounds to buy equipment for the children and students of the St Rose’s family. They need this to help them grow, achieve their full potential and overcome the challenges of daily life, such as being able to communicate, have mobility, access education and learn new skills.

We welcome and are very grateful for the support we receive from students’ families and friends, staff and the local community. Without all of their support we could not achieve all of the inspiring work that St Rose’s does for children and students.

Each year we hold a classic car show, and Christmas Fayre and some smaller events throughout the year. We also enjoy carol singing at our local Tesco’s.
Recently the money we have raised has contributed towards a new mini-bus and the St Martin’s Connect Project.

As a Registered Charity (No: 1190368) we can also claim Gift Aid which means we can claim an extra 25p for every £1 donated by anyone in the UK who is a taxpayer.
The Friends have also become a member of Parentkind

If you would like to join Friends of St Rose’s, please contact our Chair – Elaine Fernandez-Gutierrez, at Elaine.Fernandez_Gutierrez@stroses.org.uk.