Furze Platt has launched this summer’s fund-raising campaign to raise as much money as possible to help Thames Hospice continue with the amazing work it does every day of the year in support of our community.

At Furze Platt Senior School we are proud of the central role our school plays within our local community, but the incredible work the team at Thames Hospice do day in, day out, supporting people and their families and friends at the most challenging of times, is one of the most essential in Maidenhead, Windsor and around East Berkshire.

With the likelihood that all of us will be affected, directly or indirectly, by cancer at some point in our lives, the service provided by the wonderful staff and volunteers at Thames Hospice deserves every bit of support we can give it – particularly as it also needs to raise nearly £40,000 every single day in order to maintain those essential services. It is an essential community facility.

Following last year’s incredible event where teachers were either gunged by students or had their heads shaved (in some cases, both!), we wanted to branch out to an event that would involve students more directly this year. Last year, we raised more than £20,000 for the Hospice, and we want to add to that figure this summer.

This year, on July 11th, we are bringing a version of an old favourite TV programme to Furze Platt – It’s a Knockout! On the day, the ‘We’re a Knockout’ company will transform our lower field into an inflatable arena full of obstacles, games, contests, puzzles and stalls for students to compete against each other in. There will be slipping, sliding, bouncing, throwing and racing all to win both medals and bragging rights, with the best bit about it being that taking part is supporting the wonderful cause that is Thames Hospice.

Students will take part in teams of 12 and will compete in three sessions, one for Years 7 and 8, the second for 9 and 10 and the third for Year 12 and 13. Students not directly taking part in the event will share the experience as spectators for their year groups to help cheer their friends on. There will also be a variety of stalls and events run by our Sixth Form Raise and Give team for non-participants to get involved in and contribute to hitting our fundraising target in different ways.

To take part in the event, we are asking for a minimum donation of £20 per student. This will entitle students to a 2-hour session on the 8 different exciting games available, complete with training, fun warm-ups and medals for the winners. Our event will be able to accommodate a little over 760 students throughout the day, which means we are aiming to reach a target of £10,000 for this year’s event but we hope to raise far more than that.

The day promises to be a huge amount of fun as well as a great opportunity to continue our relationship with Thames Hospice so please give all that you can!

Please see Parentmail for details of how to book.