Friends of Ash Lea school

Friends of Ash Lea school FOALS is a registered charity and a member of PTA-UK. We raise funds to enhance the curricular and e FOALS is a charity and a PTA for Ash Lea school.

We raise money to enable us to organise and fund activities, events, social occasions and equipment for the children of Ash Lea school who all have special educational needs and disabilities.

Have you all got your raffle tickets for our Easter Raffle being drawn on Tuesday. Tickets still available at schoo...
22/03/2026

Have you all got your raffle tickets for our Easter Raffle being drawn on Tuesday. Tickets still available at school.

Thank you for all the donations and ticket sales already received.

05/03/2026

Thank you to everyone who has confirmed for the next FOAL swim. Where you have notified us more than 1 on the form - are these all IN the pool or spectating. Please can you let the office at school know as we need to check numbers IN the pool to see if we are at capacity yet

Thank you

Don't forget raffle tickets were sent home in school bags. Please return your money and chocolate donations by Friday...
02/03/2026

Don't forget raffle tickets were sent home in school bags. Please return your money and chocolate donations by Friday 20th Match please.

Non uniform day is on 20th March
Raffle being drawn 24th March

Thank you for your ongoing support.

25/02/2026

FOALS swim email has come out today to parents/carers.

Please remember this is on a first come basis due to limited numbers allowed in the pool.

Thank you

Cally
FOALS

13/02/2026

EASTER RAFFLE & NON-UNIFORM DAY

Friends of Ash Lea School are holding an Easter Raffle. Prizes will Include various Easter eggs, chocolate hampers and more...
On Friday 20th March 2026 there will be a non-uniform day in exchange for chocolate donations for our Easter Raffle.
Donations can include Easter eggs, a box of chocs, chocolate bars, a chocolate hamper or selection box or anything chocolate as long as it is new, in-date and unopened. Please send in as soon as you can and no later than Friday 20th March 2026 please. ** NO NUT PRODUCTS PLEASE **

Raffle tickets will be coming home with your children after half term so please check their bags.

Important Dates:
Ticket returns and chocolate donations: By FRIDAY 20TH MARCH 2026
Raffle Draw date: TUESDAY 24TH MARCH 2026
Non-School Uniform Date: FRIDAY 20TH MARCH 2026

Please include the Ash Lea pupils name on the stub/counterfoil to make returning of prizes easier. Thankyou
Payment
Payment is by cash or cheque returned with the
ticket stubs/counterfoils in your envelope to the school office.
Cheques to be made payable to ‘FOALS’.

13/02/2026

FOALS SWIM
We have hired the pool for the sole use of Ash Lea students, parents, carers and siblings. Please note that due to the maximum capacity of the pool we may have to limit the maximum number attending in any family party. If you would therefore like to book for grandparents or anyone else other than a parent, carer or sibling then please let us know and they will be put on a waiting list until final numbers are confirmed. There will be equipment available to assist students into the pool and inflatable equipment for the active children and adults. This is a free event paid for by FOALS.

Date: SUNDAY 19th APRIL 2026
Place: Cotgrave Leisure Centre
Time 15.30 – 16.30 in the pool and then 16.30 – 17.30 for our buffet

If you wish to attend, please look out for the letter coming home in bookbags after half term. Complete the reply slip and return it to school by WEDNESDAY 14TH APRIL 2026 so that we are able to cater sufficiently.

01/01/2026

Happy new year everyone.

Please can you all save your Xmas cards and send in to school.

Please can you mark them for the attention of FOALS and we will collect from school.

Thank you

Cally

20/11/2025

We are kindly asking for raffle prize donations to help with our festive fundraising for our chosen charity Friends of Ash Lea school The raffle will be held during our Christmas Memorial Service on Friday 5th December. Thank you

17/11/2025

Look what we have on our raffle this Saturday at our Christmas fair 11am-1pm
Tickets available at reception or via telephone and can be sent home with your child.

Raffle prizes
>£30Strezza voucher
>£15 voucher for The Entertainer
>£35 voucher for La Petit Nail Spa (Arnold)
>Large teddy bear
>Hug Me cuddly hamper
>Kids snowman hamper
>Kids reindeer hamper
>Kids sweet hamper
>cuddly Lemur hamper
>cuddly dog and puppy
>Gin hamper
>Coffee and Cups Hamper
>Ladies fragrance Hamper
>Gents fragrance Hamper
>Baylis & Harding case
>Writing set
>Whisky and Glasses box
>JD and glass
>£30 Strezza Voucher
>£35 Nail Voucher
>Cat cufflinks and tie box
>Spotty cufflinks and tie box
>Mr&Mrs board game
>Original one of a kind painting by our own Tracey Watson

17/11/2025

Look at our list of raffle prizes for our Christmas fair this Saturday. Have you got your tickets? Available in reception or via telephone and can be sent home with your child

Raffle prizes
>£30Strezza voucher
>£15 voucher for The Entertainer
>£35 voucher for La Petit Nail Spa (Arnold)
>Large teddy bear
>Hug Me cuddly hamper
>Kids snowman hamper
>Kids reindeer hamper
>Kids sweet hamper
>cuddly Lemur hamper
>cuddly dog and puppy
>Gin hamper
>Coffee and Cups Hamper
>Ladies fragrance Hamper
>Gents fragrance Hamper
>Baylis & Harding case
>Writing set
>Whisky and Glasses box
>JD and glass
>£30 Strezza Voucher
>£35 Nail Voucher
>Cat cufflinks and tie box
>Spotty cufflinks and tie box
>Mr&Mrs board game
>Original one of a kind painting by Tracey Watson

17/10/2025

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Your child should be bringing home an order form for their Christmas card designs. Please check their bags for the form.

Orders must be placed before the 2nd of November (this is during the school holidays). Any queries please email FOALS at [email protected].

13/10/2025

Are you a parent/carer for a child at Ash Lea school? 👦
Do you have a little spare time spare to help us? (Doesn’t have to be all meetings - can also be just helping at events)
FOALS meet at 6pm @ Strezza in Cotgrave for meetings. 🍕
We are always looking for parents/carers to come join FOALS.
We meet to arrange events to raise money for our children at school.
If you are free, come and join us and meet the team at our next meeting
Tuesday 14th October @ Strezza 🍕 Cotgrave @ 6pm.
Next event - Christmas Fair 22 November 🎄

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Owthorpe Road, Cotgave
Nottingham
NG123PA

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