Have a look at how we forge links with both the local community and with the wider world.
Friends of the School
Friends of the School Our Friends and Fundraisers Group works really hard to support the school and provide the ‘little extras’ for the children that help make their life in school more enjoyable. They are always looking for more helpers as ‘many hands make light...
Football in the Community
Football in the Community We have been working closely with Durham Federation FC and have helped to develop the girls section. Durham Federation Leopards train every Thursday 4.45pm – 5.45pm. All girls are welcome to come along and try out football, whether you want...
Helping children in Uganda
Helping children in Uganda Brenda from ‘Brenda’s Promise Kindergarten Uganda’ visited our school on Monday 29th February to tell us all about the schools she is helping to build in Uganda. The children there have no schools or resources and we are going to try and...
Helping the Parish Council
Helping the Parish Council Councillor Delia Coulthard from Sherburn Village Parish Council joined together with children from the school to put bedding plants into the planters at the front of the Village site. We are delighted to be able to help our local Parish...
Macmillan World’s Biggest Coffee Morning
Macmillan World’s Biggest Coffee Morning The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning is Macmillan’s biggest fundraising event for people facing cancer. On Friday 30th September we held our coffee morning for Macmillan and raised £200 between our 2 sites. Many thanks to all...
Choir at Christmas
Choir at Christmas On Tuesday 12th December the choir visited the Tesco Extra Store at Dragonville and brought some festive cheer to the shoppers there! They received many compliments about their singing and enthusiasm, they danced and sang along the aisles and were...
School Garden
School Garden The children will be enjoying even more delicious fruit and vegetables from the school garden this week as part of their school dinners. Carrots, parsnip, lettuce, spring onions, onions, beetroot, broad beans were picked in the latest harvest.
Remembrance Sunday
Remembrance Sunday Today Years 1 and 4 spent the morning at St Mary’s Church paying tribute to those who sacrificed their lives during wartime. We walked to the Cenotaph and also popped into the Community Centre to look at the wonderful art work the children...
Christmas Carol Singing
Christmas Carol Singing The children sang in the Community Centre at the lighting of the Christmas Tree in the Village on Saturday – what a lovely way to mark the start of the festive season!
Shadforth WI
Shadforth WI The WI has a proud history of taking action to protect the environment. Over the years the WI has cleaned up our beaches, stood up for the honeybee and campaigned for wide areas of special beauty. In recent times, this concern for our natural environment...