The impact our fundraising has had for our sponsor children in Uganda - February 2025

After our dance-a-thon was a huge success in November last year, it is amazing to see the impact that our fundraising makes. We are so lucky to have used the funds we raised to give the gift of education to three children in Uganda. We have recently been features in the Nkuringo Education and Community Support newsletter about how the money we have raised as a school, has changed the lives of Angel, Feredericko and Elizabeth. It makes us feel so proud that we can have a positive impact on these children's lives. 

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All Saints' Dance-a-thon Fundraising November 2024:

We have all been absolutely blown away by the generosity of our school families and friends and our recent fundraising events.

We are thrilled to report that our sponsored dance-a-thon could not have gone any better and we are stunned by the amounts that have been raised by our children.

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Over £2500 has been collected. This will ensure that Angel, Feredericko and Elizabeth receive the full primary education, with a year into secondary for Feredericko. They will be sponsored for school for the next 3 full years, with a brand new uniform every year, food for the year and accommodation. 

The children who have helped to raised this money and the support from families, has changed lives!

Mrs Collins travelled to Uganda in 2019 to see the plight of these children, it fills us with such joy that we are able to provide such an incredible gift - the gift of education that the children need if they are to change their futures. We know both Elizabeth and Feredericko are hoping to go to university - wanting to be a doctor or a teacher. They could not have got close to that dream without your support. Thank you.

Bishop Philip visit- November 2024

We were incredibly lucky that Bishop Philip came to school and led us in a worship all about compassion, our half termly value focus. He was grateful for the compassion we showed when we donated to our local foodbank during Harvest and also for the £100 we raised for his Harvest Appeal. 

Supporting the Bishop's Harvest Appeal - October 2024

As well as the very generous donations for our local food bank., All Saints' families supported the Bishop's Harvest Appeal, this year supporting one of the priorities of the Multan diocese in Central Pakistan to improve the low levels of literacy that exist, especially for women and children.  The Bishop's Harvest Appeal, this year, will go towards a women’s literacy programme.  All Saints' families raised over £100 to send in support of this wonderful cause. Thank you for your generosity. 

Harvest Appeal 2024 | The Diocese of Blackburn

Bethany Children's Choir-November 2023

We were delighted to have a visit from some members of the Bethany Children's Choir, from Tanzania, on the 6th November this year. It is 4 years since the Bethany Choir last visited us-and our older children still remembered their visit!

The Bethany Choir performed some lovely songs and showcased their natural rhythm through dance for all our children, before leading a question and answers session with our year 5 and 6 children. 

It is humbling to hear the stories of the children from the Bethany Choir, all of whom are orphans, and all of whom have experienced challenging times, yet they remain positive and grateful for what they have; they do not want sympathy for the challenges they have faced, but to share how light can be found in even the darkest of times, For our children, it is important that they develop an understanding of the lives of others around the world and that they can see how fortunate they are, in so many ways, and how important it is to count our blessings and remember to always do what we can to help and support others. It is important our children understand that the lives of other children, who are the same age as they are, can be so very different to what they know and experience.

Through donations shared on the day, we were able to give the Bethany Choir £100 to go towards whatever they feel they need. 

Kenya October 2023

During October half term, Mrs. Collins and two of her sons visited Kenya on a charity volunteering project taking with her the generous donations All Saints' families had shared to schools and orphanages in Kenya. The year 6 children had done a wonderful job of fundraising through their work as part of the Rotakids Project they are working on this year. The footballs and football/sporting kits were definitely gratefully received! It is so important that our children develop the understanding of the diversity of the world in which we live and understand that the things they enjoy and take for granted are a luxury to children in our country and other parts of the world, including having a school with all that is within our school. Football is something the children at All Saints' generally love, but do we ever stop and think that for some football is not an option as they do not have a ball to play with. For our children to understand that children, wherever in the world they live, can have common interests, is important. 

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