Community links
2022/2023
This year we are continue to donate to Bassetlaw foodbank through our Harvest collection.
We are also going to be having a cake sale to raise money for the church hall to buy a new oven.
We are continuing to support Macmillan through a coffee morning this term.
Mr Edwards previously worked with the Meserani project, the school are going to continue to support this fantastic project this year. Please find out more using this link https://meseraniproject.co.uk/
We are always going to continue to support the NSPCC, last year's number was amazing and we will be supporting again this year. https://www.nspcc.org.uk/support-us/charity-fundraising/schools-fundraising-ideas/number-day/
2021/2022
At Harworth Church of England Academy we continue to maintain and strengthen our links with many groups and people within our local community. Here are a few examples of the many community events we attend and support.
Vintage Afternoon Tea
Year 6 sang Christmas carols and songs at the Town Hall to elderly residents of Harworth and Bircotes during their Vintage Afternoon Tea.
Rotary Club
Year 5 and 6 pupils raised awareness of Polio by working alongside the Rotary Club to find out all about the disease and which countries it still exists in.
Harworth and Bircotes Library
Each class visits the library and they have the opportunity to become a member.
DARE
Year 6 pupils undertake a 10 week programme every year with the local DARE officer resulting in a graduation to present their work.
Police Community Officers
As part of our Speed Watch project the Year 6 pupils work alongside the local police to raise awareness of speeding motorists outside school. The children are taught how to use speed cameras and design questionnaires to ask motorists who are driving above the speed limit. Motorists then face the choice of paying the fine or attending an assembly in school based on keeping our children safe.
Coffee Mornings
Families of pupils are welcome to attend our Coffee Mornings once a month - a chance to network and have a chat.
Harworth Fire Station
Year 2 have visited the Fire Station as a much valued link within the community. Whole school assemblies and learning sessions in classes have also taken place.
Coop Funeral Care
The school has developed links with this local business and they kindly donated and presented a set of Michael Morpurgo books to Year 6.
Christmas Lights
The whole school and staff supported the annual community Christmas event at Harworth Town Hall. They joined to sing Christmas carls with the family of schools.
Brailsford House
Year 6 continue to entertain the residents of Brailsford House by singing Christmas carols to them before chatting to them and sharing refreshments.
Methodist Minister
Reverend Frank led our Harvest Festival in school. Parents/carers were invited to join us.
Harworth and District Cycling Club
We raised some money during the Tour de Yorkshire and gave it to their cycling club.
Planting Crocus Bulbs.
Worksop Rotary Club donated over a thousand crocus bulbs for us to plant to raise awareness of polio in developing countries.
Macmillan Coffee morning
We supported this charity on one of our regular coffee mornings. Parents made cakes and buns to raise money for this charity.
Bingo cake sale.
This event was run by our parents Happi group in the school hall.
Shopping Day in York
Parents, grandparents,staff and friends had a wonderful time on our annual shopping day in York. This annual event has been held every November for over 25 years.
Remembrance Day
Year 5 children along with staff and parents attended the service at the Cenotaph in Harworth.
Children in Need
All children and staff dressed as super heroes to support this charity.
Christmas Lights
Children from all year groups joined in with singing Christmas songs at our Town Hall at the annual event of turning on the Christmas lights.
Christmas Ball
Parents, staff ,governors and friends had a wonderful evening at Styrrup golf club at our annual Christmas ball organised by our parents Happi group.
Christmas Jumper day
All children and staff supported this day by wearing Christmas jumpers.
Tour de Yorkshire coffee morning
A coffee morning was held with a tour de Yorkshire theme. Cakes and buns were sold and monies raised are to donated to our local cycling club.
Celebrating The Queen's 90th Birthday
On Friday 10th June our school choir were invited to sing at the town hall to members of the community who are 90 years of age or over. This was an after school event and we would like to say thank you to all those children who sang and to the parents for supporting them. The choir sang a medley of songs including 'The White Cliffs of Dover'. Since the event we have received many lovely comments about how well the children sang and we were also in The Worksop Guardian. Please click on the video clip below to hear our wonderful children sing.
