The Annual General Meeting for FABS was held on January 21st, 2025 at the Infant Hall. The following attendees were present:
Charity Trustees/ Committee – Naomi (Year 2 and 5 parent, Co-Chair) Kim (Year 1 parent, Co-Chair), Ffion (Year 2 and 1 parent, Secretary)
Committee Members – Lynn (Year 4 parent, Treasurer), Sam (Year 4 and Year 6 parent, Events), Giovanna (Year 5 and 2, Communications), Ivie (Year 5, 2, 1, Advisor)
Class Representatives – Nick (Year 1 parent), Donna (Year 4 parent), Kelly (Year 5 parent)
Parent Volunteers – Kimshar (Year 1 parent), Clare (Reception parent)
Teachers – Mr. Norman, Headteacher and Ms. Maxwell, Deputy headteacher
Presentation
The following information was shared to the general membership by the chairs in the form of a presentation –
- Background to FABS
- Financial History
- Voting on Fundraising Initiatives
- Activity Update
- Future Planning for 2025 Discussions
If you missed the meeting would like to see the full presentation, please request access by visiting here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10TGG6d-KjAiRCWOelu-F-vFAi3w4FEjrQvowc7jpuKg/edit?usp=sharing
Voting Results – Fundraising Initiatives
All attendees voted unanimously to support a £6k investment in the outdoor education and active play facilities at Burleigh School, with a further target of £10k fundraising goal in 2025 to extend the facilities.
Next Steps
The Committee is going to keep moving ahead with planned events and fundraisers for this year. Our drive to get more parent volunteers for the Summer Fete on July 4, 2025 is starting to kick off – please join our WhatsApp Volunteer group here to register your interest and start to sign up for shifts. We’re also looking at adding more parent/ family social events this year to allow for more networking and fun evenings out. Please stay tuned here and on our WhatsApp Community for more information.
FABS - Friendly Association of Burleigh School 