FIREWORKS night went off with a bang for a school in Romsey.
The PTA of the North Baddesley Infant School joined forces with teachers of the Junior school and held its first fireworks night in more than a decade raising more than £6000.
Almost 3000 people attended the event which offered food and drink, music and other festival themed stalls and entertainment.
The money will be split down the middle between the two schools with the infant’s school using some of the money to take every pupil to see Aladdin at the Theatre Royale in winchester on December 7 whilst the junior school will pay for new LED lighting for their hall to help the children shocase their own theatre productions.
Lauren Denham, chair of the PTA at North Baddesley said: “It went off with no hitches. Everything went really well, an ambulance was on site, security were there and the weather held out.
“We think we will have just over £3000 each, maybe £3500, it’s still being counted.
“We’re going to pay to take the (infant) children to see a panto, we’re trying to plan as much as we can for the children after last year.
“We probably have some children who have never seen fireworks before.
“Thank you to everyone for coming, they were just so respectful of the grounds, they treated everything really nicely, we had no problems.”
Following on from the success of the event held on November 6 in the North Baddesley School grounds, a provisional date has been booked for November 5, 2022, and Pyrotastic Fireworks are booked once again.
The Friends of North Baddesley Infant School posted to their Facebook page on Sunday November 7 to say: “Wow! Where to begin. last night was simply incredible!
“Thank you to everyone who attended and for all the amazing feedback we've received since. It really means a lot!
A big thank you to all our volunteers, staff from both schools and of course our fantastic PTA! Also our sponsors FutureArb Ltd, Joe's Christmas Shop and Charters.
Special thank you to SJT Services for providing the perfect lighting and supplying power to the site. AEC Protection for security and making sure everything ran safely. Jef Powell on the Radio and Shaun O'Brien On The Radio for the tunes and pa. Waffaholic UK, Foresthogs of West Dean, Liguori's Wood Fired Pizza Van, Surrey ICES and Hot N Tasty for supplying the tasty food and sweet treats. Trenza Braid Bar for bringing some sparkle to the evening with their braids and face glitter. Ace Loos for the toilet facilities. 23rd and Pine - Romsey for the posters and artwork. Enhanced Care Services for providing first aid, And last but by no means least the show stopping Pyrotastic Fireworks for their phenomenal fireworks display. It was just jaw dropping to watch!”
Save the date for next year 05/11/22 we will be back bigger and better with extra bars and food to reduce queues!”
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