Fantastic fundraising and support
Friends @ Belmont (F@B) is a group of parents, carers, and friends raising funds to support Belmont School and bring the community together. We organise fun events, including two fairs each year, fundraising initiatives, and special activities like the sale of children’s Christmas cards and visits from Father Christmas. We help fund school projects, including the minibus, equipment for each key stage, and school productions. Everyone is welcome to join us—whether to volunteer or simply connect at our meetings. We’re grateful for the support of local businesses like Morrisons and Asda in making our events happen. Join us and help make a difference!
We have a public Facebook page ‘Friends at Belmont – Warden Hill’, and also a private group for Belmont families called ‘Friends at Belmont Families’ – please do feel free to join, like and share online.
If anybody has any suggestions for fundraising, or family/carer get-togethers, or would like to join F@B please do get in touch either on Facebook or email us.
Next Meeting – AGM 27th June 10.30am
Reg Charity 1172082
How You Can Support Us?
There are lots of simple ways you can help make a big difference at Belmont:
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Follow & Share – Like our Facebook page and share our posts, and spread the word!
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Donate – Give directly through our JustGiving page. Every bit counts.
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Join the F@B – Everyone’s welcome! Get involved as much or as little as you like.
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Volunteer at Events – You don’t have to be a member of F@B to help out with stalls, setup, or baking—we always need extra hands!
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Do a Sponsored Challenge – Run, bake, bounce, or stay silent! Raise money your way.
Thanks for your support—together, we’re doing amazing things for our school community!
Summer 2025
Winter 2024
Walking with Pilgrims - 776km along the Camino de Santiago
Our F@B Co-Chair Neil Rushen raised more than £2,200 for Belmont by walking the 776km Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage over the Pyrenees and across the top of Spain.
The students followed Neil’s progress on a map, and tuned into his daily entertaining video updates! Neil’s Just Giving page is still live and can be accessed here:
Neil Rushen is fundraising for Belmont Special School (justgiving.com)
Read on for Neil’s story…
When Jacky started at Belmont Special School in September of 2021 he was largely non verbal and often didn’t seem to understand what was going on in the world outside of the bubble he was lost in. As his parents, thoughts of Jacky’s future seemed quite bleak and we doubted he would ever be independent or lead a happy and fulfilled life. But the changes we’ve seen over the last 18 months have been nothing short of miraculous. With support from the school he now reads, has a bunch of great friends and always has a lot to say. We were so grateful for the changes we saw that we wanted to give something back to the school.
Initially I joined the Friends at Belmont PTA where I’m now co-Chair and alongside a great bunch of parents and carers we’ve been raising funds to help the school but I wanted to do something a little more personal… and that’s where I came up with the idea of walking along The Way of St James, a journey taken by pilgrims since 950AD and maybe just saying “thank you” along the way. Buen Camino!!
F@B at Drop-In Saturdays!
Keep an eye open for F@B at our monthly family drop-in sessions. They aim to be at most of our Saturday activity days, providing refreshments and cakes, and happy to chat about all things Belmont (and even how you can lend a hand with some fundraising!).
