Kelsick Educational Foundation
We are extremely fortunate at Ambleside Primary School in enjoying the support of a highly valued and active local and business community.
As a Church of England Primary School, we maintain very close links with our church, St. Mary's. Not only do the clergy lead Collective Worship in school every week, the school attends church for significant services throughout the year. Our children also participate in Family Services once every two or three months.
Each month, the Headteacher writes in the Parish Magazine. Read the latest entry by the school - click HERE.
Coming soon, a tour of St. Mary's Church
The school is indebted to the generous support it receives from a local Trust - the Kelsick Educational Foundation. 'Kelsick' supports many of the initiatives that are agreed as part of the school's development, including the funding of a 0.4 Part Time Special Needs Support Teacher. Several local schools and individuals benefit from grants given by the Trust.
Under Construction - More information soon
The local business community is highly valued by the school. Our football team enjoys the sponsorship of the Jack Wolfskin shop and we have a close relationship with the sportswear shop Hawkshead who hire our school to put on sales of their goods.
We are also delighted to receive grants from the local Rotary Club and Ambleside Police Ball Committee.
Each year the school receives donations from the local community for its Christmas Draw. In 1998 we were delighted to receive donations from the following Ambleside businesses:
Salutation Hotel; Edinburgh Woollen Mill; Briggs Shoe Mines; The Old Courthouse; Granny Smith's; White Lion Hotel; Picnic Box; Ambleside Jewellers; Hannah Robinson; Bell's Chemist; Sport Extreme; Pippin's Cafe; T.B.Atkinson; Chocolate Shop; Scarlett's Sweet Shop; Wearings Book Shop; The Fudge Shop; Ambleside Gifts; Fred Holdsworth; Whittakers; Wilf Nicholsons; Tourist Information; Sparks Electrical; K.D.Sports; Daisy's Cafe; Russell's Piano Cafe; Tog24; Bryson's Bakery; Lakeland; John Gaynor Sports; Studio House Gallery; Queen's Hotel; Jesters; F.W.Tyson; Etcetera; Lake and Fell; Claytons Butchers; Silver Moon; Zeffirelli's Garden Roon; Pottery Shop; Walnut Fish Bar; Middletons Printers; Peggy's Bakers; Shingler's Creative Leisure; Martin's Ironmongers; Spar; Jade Garden Restaurant; YHA; Hawkshead; Boots; Ambleside Forest and Garden; His'nHers Hairdressers; Stobbart's Newsagents; Hunt's Newsagents; Lucy's on a Plate; Cookhouse Gallery; Matthews Benjamin Estate Agents; Something Special Florists; Rock and Run; The Wool Gatherers; Sheila's Cottage; Ghyllside Cycles; Photoshop; Garside's Butchers; HairCraft Hairdressers; The Old Mill Gifts; The Old Mill Knitwear; The Unicorn; The Apple Pie Eating House; Adrian Sankey, The Glass House; Stuart Cunningham's; Dodd's Restaurant; The Golden Rule; Hayes Garden World; Lakes Carpet Cleaning; Scott's Cafe, Waterhead; Lake's Steamer Company; Borran's Park Hotel; Rothay Manor Hotel; The Low Wood Hotel; St. Mary's Church.
We also thank Shingler's Creative Leisure for printing and providing the draw tickets.
Thanks are also due to Zeffirelli's Cinema for inviting the school to watch a film just before we broke up for Christmas.
What an amazingly supportive community we have - thanks to all!