Friends of Reepham Primary School

27/09/2026

Come and find us at the Reepham Classic Car Festival today! 🚗

We’re set up next to The Dial House, Reepham, with keyrings to make and colouring for the children – so come and say hello!

All proceeds from the Car Festival are being donated to Friends of Reepham Primary School, helping us continue to support the children and school.

11am–4pm today – see you there! 🚙

22/09/2026

🚗 The Reepham Classic Car Festival is back this Sunday and all proceeds to the Friends of Reepham Primary School!

Join us in Reepham Market Square on Sunday 27th September, from 11am–4pm, for a fantastic family day out!

Alongside the wonderful collection of classic cars, there’ll be plenty to keep the children entertained, including crafts, a LEGO prize draw, ice cream and a 'Hunt the Crow' game. Plus, delicious food and artisan coffee for the grown-ups!

💚 All proceeds from entry, voluntary donations and the raffle will go to Friends of Reepham Primary School, helping us continue to support our children and improve facilities and opportunities across the school.

We’d love to see as many of our school families there as possible. Bring the children, invite your friends and come along to enjoy a brilliant community event while supporting our school!

📍 Reepham Market Square
📅 Sunday 27th September | 11am–4pm

Please share and help us spread the word! 💚

19/09/2026

🎠 What a start to the school year!

On 10 September, we held The Playmakers’ Gala at the incredible Thursford Collection. With guests enjoying carousel rides, music and a little bit of magic, it was a wonderful evening that brought our community together in support of Reepham Primary School.

So, what was it all about?

The Friends have been fundraising to improve play opportunities across the school, and we've already seen the difference that investment can make to children's playtimes. Our next big priority is the Early Years outdoor area, which needs significant investment to create a richer, more inclusive space for our youngest children.

With such an ambitious fundraising target ahead of us, we decided to organise a Gala, bringing together local businesses, parents and supporters to help us raise the funds. We also wanted to use the evening to highlight the importance of play and how the environments we create for children can support their learning, development and happiness.

We were fortunate to be joined by some fantastic speakers, including Amber Ogunsanya-Williams from Play England, Thérèse Hoyle from Positive Playtimes, former professional cricketer Rob Ferley, Dr James Wallis and Guardian writer Barney Ronay. They brought different perspectives on play, education, sport and child development, giving us plenty to think about as we work towards our next stage of the play project.

At the heart of the evening was a message that captures what we're working towards:

Children already bring the imagination. We need to invest in the space. 💛

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us, donated, volunteered or helped make the evening possible. We're incredibly grateful for the support our school receives from the local community.

We'll be sharing more about the Gala soon and, most importantly, the impact the funds raised will have on our school and the children who enjoy it every day.

A special thank you to our generous sponsors and event partners, whose support helped make the evening possible:

Lovell Homes, Salle Park Estate, King and Company, MJS Projects, CAP.CO - Creating Adventurous Places Ltd. Loveday and Partners, Albanwise, Volker Fitzpatrick, Nick Twist, Mike Harwood Photography, Wild Dahlia Co., Estelle Young

Photo Credit: Mike Harwood Photography

05/08/2026

💛It’s National Play Day today.💛

At Reepham Primary, we see every day how important play is in helping children build confidence, friendships, resilience and imagination.

That’s why we’re bringing people together for The Playmakers’ Gala at Thursford on Thursday 10 September — a playful night of magic, live jazz, a full-course meal, inspiring speakers and a silent auction, all raising funds to improve play across the school.

Thanks to one of our corporate supporters, a small number of £60 tickets are now available.

If you’d like to join us, please email [email protected] with the number of tickets you’d like.

We also have a couple of tables remaining for any local companies interested in joining or supporting the evening.

http://reephamfriends.org/playmakers

02/08/2026

With just over a month to go until The Playmakers’ Gala at Thursford, we’re putting the final touches to our silent auction and would love to hear from any local businesses or individuals who may be able to donate a prize.

It could be an experience, meal, overnight stay, treatment, hamper, piece of artwork, family day out or something completely different. Every item will help us raise more towards transforming the outdoor play environment at Reepham Primary School.

We also have just a *few tables remaining* for the evening on Thursday 10 September. If you run a local business and would like to bring a table of guests, support the school and enjoy a very special evening at Thursford, please get in touch.

The evening includes a champagne reception in the museum, carousel rides, entertainment, dinner, inspiring speakers and our silent auction, all in support of better play opportunities for the children.

Please message the Friends page or email us if you might be able to help. We would be so grateful for your support. [email protected]

Find out more: reephamfriends.org/playmakers

18/07/2026

☀️ Wishing all of our Reepham Primary School families a wonderful summer holiday! ☀️

As another fantastic school year comes to a close, we just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported the Friends of Reepham Primary School.

Whether you've volunteered at an event, baked cakes, donated prizes, bought raffle tickets, sponsored us, attended our events, helped behind the scenes, shared our posts, or simply cheered us on – thank you. Every single contribution has helped us make a real difference for the children at our school.

This year has been an incredible one, and none of it would have been possible without our amazing school community.

While school is out, Friends certainly won't be putting our feet up! We're busy preparing for the first event of the new school year – The Playmakers' Gala in September – our biggest fundraising event yet in support of our play spaces at school.

Over the summer, keep an eye on this page as we'll be sharing ways you can help, particularly if you, your family, friends or workplace might be able to donate a silent auction prize. Experiences, holidays, accommodation, dining vouchers, sporting memorabilia, artwork and unique gifts all make fantastic auction lots and every donation helps us raise even more for the children.

Finally, as we look ahead to September, we'd love to welcome some new faces onto the Friends committee. We're especially looking for people interested in the Treasurer and Secretary roles. You don't need lots of spare time or previous experience – just enthusiasm and a willingness to help make great things happen for our school community. If you've ever thought about getting involved, we'd love to hear from you.

Have a fantastic summer, make lots of wonderful memories, and we'll see you all in September! 🌞💙

15/07/2026

What a super idea girls and so wonderful to see all this talent showcased!

14/07/2026

Wishing all of our Year 6 pupils the very best of luck for their play, with a special shout-out to the Year 5 singers joining them!

You have all worked incredibly hard. We hope you enjoy every moment and have a brilliant show! 🎭🎶👏

Friends of RPS will be serving refreshments at the interval. Cash only.

It’s almost time! The Year 5/6 performance of GROSSBUSTERS by Craig Hawes will take place on Wednesday and Thursday evening of this week at Reepham High School and it’s not to be missed! Expect laughs, thrills and bum jokes in this new adventures. Start time is 5:30pm on Wednesday and 6:00pm on Thursday. All are welcome and refreshments will be sold by Friends of Reepham Primary School.

Don’t miss it!

05/06/2026

Our wonderful annual Summer Fete is coming up on Friday 19th June, kicking off from 5pm at the school.

There’ll be live music from Sidecar sadie and The Champagne Charlies, a bar and BBQ with delicious burgers and bangers from Eves Hill Farm, plus all the summer fete favourites — raffle, tombola, bouncy castles, art stand, cakes and ice creams, hook a duck, coconut shy, name the teddy bear, guess how many balloons are in the car, and a school dance performance.

Raffle tickets are available from the school office, with the draw taking place at 7pm on the evening.

A lovely evening to bring everyone together.

25/05/2026

We’ll be hosting the tea and cake stand at this beautiful local open garden on Sunday.

Just a few miles from Reepham, Old Common Wood in Themelthorpe is a tranquil spot with a wood created in 1991 from 1,000 native trees, plus a meadow for children to explore and enjoy.

It’s a lovely local event and a great chance to support the school while visiting somewhere really special.

Hope to see you there!

https://ngs.org.uk/gardens/old-common-wood-nr2/