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PTFA
(Parents, Teachers and Friends Association)
Thank you for supporting your PFTA by helping Cinderella be free of her evil stepmothers’ clutches and her ugly sisters evil cackles in our 2022 pantomime Cinderella.
We hope you enjoy the show and like the extended show programme below.
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PFTA Chair
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I can’t begin to describe what an emotional journey our panto cast and crew have had. The uncertainty around whether we would do all this and have to cancel was hard enough but then add into the equation that Covid has taken us down one by one meaning very few rehearsals had every single member present. But they carried on and have worked harder than ever to get this Pantomime on the stage.
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Louise Auty
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This year’s cast has an eclectic mix of familiar faces and new blood that gives the whole show a lift, and everyone is so excited to be on stage again or for the first time. It’s been so lovely getting back to rehearsing and being creative, some semblance of normality has returned. We hope that we can bring that feeling to you too, along with a few laughs along the way. Of course, this rehearsal season has been far from normal with more absences than ever before and almost every chorus member being hit by Covid at some point during the schedule, dramatically impacting on their rehearsal time. However, they have all been little superstars and thanks to Amy Baker’s keen recording they’ve been practising all their dances at home in isolation so that they are ready for our performances. In addition, the cast were kind enough to let me put on extra mid-week rehearsals and it has all come together in the end. So thank you cast and crew for all your weeks of hard work, for your resourceful efforts finding the creative costumes, perfect props and magical music choices.
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Lady Harridan-Hardup
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This is Sindy’s first Park Mead Panto and maybe the last time ‘she pops along to help’ as getting the Evil Stepmother wasn’t quite on the agenda, however a role she’s embraced and maybe enjoyed a little too much! After several years of doing panto in Witley it’s been lovely to bring it closer to home and an even prouder moment to be on stage with her daughter Matilda for the first time. A pure joy to have so much fun alongside a stellar cast! Get those Boo's and Hisses at the ready...I'm coming for em’ |
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Cinderella
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Having loved being a part of Louise Auty’s brilliant ‘Snow White’ and ‘Sleeping Beauty’ in recent years, shes excited to be back on stage again and even more thrilled to be playing her little girl’s favourite princess Cinderella! The story is a childhood favourite of Tanya’s and her girls’, so this feels extra special. In real life she’s lucky to be surrounded by gorgeous little ones all the time! She is mummy to Summer (Year 5) Finn (Year 2) and little Chloe. And a nursery teacher at Knowle Nursery, which is just the loveliest place to work. Due to covid, rehearsing this years panto has been challenging at times, but spirits are always high and the cast and crew are so dedicated and “we’ve just had the best time! |
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Buttons
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Simon is thrilled to be returning to the stage in his third Park Mead Panto, this time as Cinderella’s bestie, Buttons. Upon finding out his role Simon eagerly went to research his character by watching all the Cinderella movies he could find, only to discover this vitally essential, hugely entertaining, thoroughly handsome and very lovable character appeared to have been cut from every single one! Which has therefore left him none the wiser and with far less time to learn his lines. He is proud to once again be joined in the cast by his wonderful family and has loved being back and rehearsing with the whole Panto gang. He hopes you enjoy the show as much as we all have enjoyed making it for you. |
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Fairly Good Mother
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Greg has been treading the boards to varying degrees of indifference for many years - this will be the fifth panto he has taken part in and the fourth one at Park Mead following his disturbing turn as ‘Fairy Balls’ in Sleeping Beauty. The past 2 years of pandemic and lockdowns have meant that Greg has had no legitimate reason to dress up as a woman in public, so he is over the moon those restrictions have finally been lifted. Greg is delighted to once more be a part of the Park Mead panto especially as, yet again, he gets to share the stage with his son Eliot. He’d like to say a huge well done and thank you to Louise for writing such a fun panto and for making the rehearsals great fun too. Greg hopes you all enjoy watching the show as much as he has enjoyed doing it. |
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Hermesetas Harridan Hardup Lucy Kinloch |
Lucy is excited to be joining Park Mead Panto for the first time this year. Mum to Rory in Year 5 who is also braving the spotlight and Dulcie Year 1 (“she will be booing at me the loudest”). Of the experience she says, “The whole experience has been a hoot, with such a fabulous Cast and Crew. We have had a lot of fun and eaten a little too much cake! If I remember my lines, it will be a belated Christmas miracle! Have fun, enjoy the show and don’t boo too hard as I will have to send you to see mother.” |
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Hysteria Harridan-Hardup
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“First year - nerd. Second year - ugly. I’m beginning to think Lou (Louise Auty, writer) doesn’t have the highest opinion of me..... “ Despite this, it is Caroline’s pleasure to be doing her second Park Mead Panto; this year as one of Cinderella’s Ugly Sisters (AKA the real heroes of the panto!). Once again it is a whole ‘Willis family’ affair, with Jessica (year 5), Hannah (year 2) and her lovely husband Simon (year too-high-to-count!). Caroline’s had such fun doing this as a family, and in the company of this fabulous cast and crew. New skills acquired this year include: keeping wigs on her head, snorting when laughing, grappling with fake eyelashes and, most importantly, aerobics with footballs shoved down her trousers. |
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Captain
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Sara decided that she didn’t have enough to do in her life already, that she’d try being on stage for the first time this year in the Park Mead Panto! With her cherubs, Theo in Year 4 and Freya in Year 2, also joining the cast for their debut appearance it certainly is a family affair. Sara has found it has been a great laugh already and we’ve yet to get to opening night. If she can get all her lines out and all words pronounced correctly (watch out for those French ones!) she’ll know she’s done well and might even consider an encore for 2023……. (if she’s wanted!) |
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Prince Charming
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This is Melanie’s first time treading the boards of panto. As a teacher, she can normally be found running things behind the scenes and would like to thank her daughter Annalise (one of Cinderella’s squeaky little friends from Year 2), for inspiring her to step on stage and out of her comfort zone. Big thanks are also due to the rest of the Park Mead panto family for making her feel so welcome, to her husband Marty for all his support and to her youngest James for letting Mummy get some more sleep lately! |
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Dandini Lisa Quinlan |
We shall go to the ball!!! Yay! Lisa is so happy to return to the Park Mead panto team for the 6th year. We missed putting on the Panto last year so much so we are delighted to be here again this year. Lisa is joined on stage by not one but two Quinlan girls! Leanna in Year 6 and Tegan (making her panto debut) in Year 3. Lisa is so proud to be part of this amazing team who have all worked so very hard to produce this show, we really hope you enjoy it! |
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Enjoy the show! |
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Buy your weekly cake raffle ticket every Friday morning from 8.30am to 8.55am from the wooden gazebo in the KS1 playground. 20p per ticket. Raffle drawn in assembly and the lucky winner will be taking home a yummy cake for the weekend!
Recycling
One of main our aims for this academic year is to tackle our disposable plastic use and be a lot better at recycling overall. We have plenty of plans in place for a few new recycling opportunities. We are working with a company called ‘Empties Please’. They collect and recycle used ink and toner cartridges the environmentally friendly way and will donate the money raised back to Park Mead! It’s very simple. All we have to do is collect used ink cartridges and put them in our recycle bin. ‘Empties Please’ will collect the bin when it’s full and then donate money raised straight back to our school. Parent Mail letter with more details. Click on the below bullet point links for more information. The more cartridges we can collect the more we can raise. We also get points for every pound raised. Happy collecting!
- EcoKids project - fill the bag - bags are still available from office or outside food tech room every Friday morning
- Recycle ink cartridges and raise money for Park Mead - 'Empties please' details
- Ink cartridges price list
- Batteries - boxes available upon request
- Toners accepted for recycling - If your toner is not listed on here, we recommend contacting the manufacturer who may have a recycling scheme of their own.
If you could display a bin in your workplace on behalf of our school please contact ‘Empties Please’ on 0844 879 7179 or email info@emptiesplease.com. Please ensure you provide our school’s name so proceeds are credited to Park Mead.
Every little helps! At each PTFA event our team collect the recycling and take it to the Recycling centre. If you have ideas you’d like to put forward please do contact Mhairi on parkmeadprimaryptfa@gmail.com. The PTFA want to enhance your children’s environment and this is an important subject to embrace, teach and discuss with all our children.
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We really need your help! Every parent with a child attending Park Mead Primary automatically becomes a member of the PTFA and you are very welcome!
Without your help we won't be able to raise any money for your children. Last year we raised over an incredible £10,641, let's raise even more this year!
Above is a picture of our much needed school mini bus - this wouldn't have been possible without all the parents fundraising together.
Aims of the PTFA
The aims of the association are:
- To support the school and advance the education of the pupils attending it
- To promote the school within the community
- To foster and extend positive relationships and communication between staff, parents and the wider school community
What does the PTFA do?
Every parent with a child attending Park Mead Primary automatically becomes a member of the PTFA. Registered as a charity, the organisation is run by a committee of parents with the aim of raising funds for the school. We run several events throughout the year, including quiz nights, bingo nights, a scarecrow competition, Christmas and Summer fairs. Plus an ongoing cake raffle and half termly tuck shops and much more.
One of our biggest fund-raising events is the annual PTFA pantomime which is written, directed and performed by staff, parents and pupils, both past and present. All the children love watching it...oh yes they do!
And what makes it all so worthwhile is that all this money is put back into the school and directly benefits each and every child at Park Mead Primary.
There are so many ways you can get involved with the school, whatever your circumstances, interests or skill-set. You don't even have to be on the school site to help!
Some examples of where we need your help:
- Sell cake raffle tickets on a Friday morning before school
- Help out packing up sweets for the tuck shop, or help out selling at the tuck shop
- Man a stand for a short period of time at the Summer or Christmas Fair
- Bake/buy sweet treats for a tuck shop
- Sell refreshments at an event
- Sell tickets to an event
- Print/photo copy event flyers/posters
- Donate/collect items for raffle prizes
- Just give us ideas!
- Share our events on your social media
New fundraising ideas are always welcome, just drop us an e-mail parkmeadprimaryptfa@gmail.com or talk to your class links (names below).
Over the last year, thanks to the money raised through events, the PTFA has provided the school with the following:
- A new minibus
- Wow days across all year groups - including portrait painting, African drumming, pirate workshops and a variety of history workshops
- Reading books
- Class resources
- SENDCO resources
- Updating the wildlife area
- Computer updates
- Year 6 leavers disco
- Year 6 leavers books
- ...and lots more!
Click here for more detail in the PTFA Treasurer's report & financial Summary
Who's Who in the PTFA?
This is the list of Committee Members and Class Links for the year 2021-22
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| Chair |
Mhairi Coles
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| Vice Chair |
Sindy Hammond Jones |
| Treasurer |
Sarah Vague |
| Secretary | Lucy Kilnoch
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| Social Media and PR | Mel Booth |
| Summer Fair Link | Sindy Hammond Jones |
| Christmas Fair Link | Sara Burge |
| Cake Raffle Coordinator | Lisa Quinlan |
| Pantomime Coordinator |
Amee Coles |
| Refreshments Coordinator |
Jo Cowley |
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Class Links |
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RD |
Jasmin Nicholson |
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RB |
Katy Meakin, Helen Stewart and Ellie Hitchcock |
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1FT |
Louise Miller, Lucy Kinloch and Lucie Korousova |
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1C |
Kathryn Dunn, Sindy Hammond-Jones and Louise Taylor |
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2B |
Caroline Willis and Katherine Wakely-Laughton |
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2CG |
Tanya Neville-Towle and Amee Coles |
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3JH |
Sindy Hammond Jones and Lisa Quinlan |
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3D |
Jasmin Nicholson and Kathryn Dunn |
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4HE |
Kat Ridley, Claire Stott, Kate Bell, Lucy Baggott and Anita Jones |
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4BR |
Helen Stewart and Fay Horler |
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5K |
Jo Cowley |
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5PB |
Tanya Neville-Towle and Lauren Kirsty Groom |
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6J |
Lisa Quinlan and Emma de Vos Van Steenwijk |
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6B |
Amy Langford, Jo Meddings, Ella Radley and Lyndsey Denyer |
Yearly Schedule
This is the provisional schedule of planned events for the rest of the year (subject to change).
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For most up to date information visit our Facebook site |
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| Ongoing |
Cake Raffle - Buy your weekly cake raffle ticket every Friday morning from 8.30am to 8.55am from wooden gazebo in the KS1 playground. 20p per ticket. Raffle drawn in assembly and the lucky winner will be taking home a lovely cake for the weekend!
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Getting in Touch
You can contact the PTFA via the school office, via your class link, or by emailing our Chair Mhairi on parkmeadprimaryptfa@gmail.com
Come and join the PTFA facebook page to keep up to date and have your say in new events.
https://www.facebook.com/ParkMeadPTFA/
- Hard wearing and time saving stick on labels for use on school uniforms, Football kits Brownie/Cubs uniforms etc. They are great for staying stuck to the inside of shoes! Order online at http://www.mynametags.com
and use our unique School ID number 29670 to raise money for the PTFA
- Stamptastics special ink is great for fast labelling of items. It will last wash after wash and it can be used to stamp other items too, not just clothes. Use the schools unique code 5af156409fc00 and we'll receive 20% cash back. Order online at Stamptastic | Make Custom Stamps With Our Online Stamp Maker
- When you shop with Amazon they give our Charity a 0.5% donation for no extra money. You still pay the same for your items you just go through smile instead. Please sign up to support us and spread the word to friends and family too. (This doesn't work with the Amazon shopping app - Website only)
- https://smile.amazon.co.uk/ch/
1061878-0
- Buy gift wrap and other items from Northbrook and select 'Park Mead School GU6 7HB' from the drop down box and Park Mead will receive 22% cash back
- We get cash back if you sign up and get deliveries of veg boxes from Riverford Organic Farmers. Use the code SCH1224 when you register. Already a customer? Park Mead can still get cash back if you email ptfa@parkmeadschool.co.uk
- Littlegrippers.com supply school socks and sports socks with 'stayontechnology'. Use the code bts-parkmead at checkout and get 5% off and Park Mead will get up to £2 cash back per pack purchased.
Registered Charity Number 1061878
Park Mead Primary School, Park Drive, Cranleigh, Surrey, GU6 7HB
01483 274315
info@park-mead.surrey.sch.uk
