Advent Fair a triumph
The Friends of St Andrew’s Prep Advent fair has been hailed a huge success. The event was staged in the beautifully decorated Durlacher Gym which was filled with an array of stalls from local and independent businesses including ceramics and glassware, jewellery, beauty products, bags and baskets, bath time luxuries and toys. Year 7’s entrepreneurial stalls were extremely popular and included Spot the Ball, Guess the Name of the Teddy, Lucky Dip, Hairstyling and Loom Bands. The Middles ran the ever popular Jolly Jam Jar raffle and the Juniors set up a groaning table full of chocolate for their tombola. The craft stall on the stage was jostling with activity as the younger children got to grips with painting and sticking decorations and spooning bags full of reindeer food. To encourage shoppers to get into the festive mood, the Senior Chamber Choir entertained them with Christmas Carols and songs.
The newly introduced wreath-making demo enticed a large audience and Food File Live was very popular and encouraged children and adults alike to make sausages and pasta. Staying with the food theme, the Christmas café was packed as families enjoyed a vast and delicious selection of homemade cakes and snacks including croissants, soup and focaccia, all washed down with warm mulled apple juice, hot chocolate or a Winter Pimms.
Father and Mrs Christmas were very busy as a steady stream of youngsters made their way to the specially-crafted twinkling Grotto for a friendly chat about expectations and Christmas lists.
Headmaster, Simon Severino said, “I have never seen the school look so beautiful. The Friends of St Andrew’s Prep are to be congratulated on staging such a wonderfully popular event and for transforming so many areas of the school. Father Christmas was very much at home. The Friends have raised a large amount for Children in Need and the school and we are enormously grateful to them, our staff and our pupils who gave their time and creativity so generously and willingly.”
