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A Tri ute To Bar ara S oc

It is with great sadness that we have learnt, on going to
press today, of the passing of our great supporter and
former trustee Barbara Shock. She died at the age of 93
on the 15th November 2022. Our sincere condolences go
out to her family at this difficult time.
On top of that, Lavinia Green raffled off a prize she had won in a separate
competition and managed to raise enough money to supply the school’s art Barbara was one of the original founding members of the
department with 4 brand new sewing machines and all the kit that goes with charity nearly 50 years ago and her importance to the existence of
them (needles, cottons, bobbins, scissors etc) – we should also thank Jan the charity today cannot be overestimated. She was a driving force until
Reynold’s friend Bob Mills for allowing us to use his John Lewis discount card which only a few years ago when she retired due to health issues.
gave us 12% off the £500 purchase price.
Barbara was, for decades, solely responsible for administering and
At the time of putting this newsletter together, we are now in the throes of organising the overseeing the entirety of our appeals process purely from her own
next phase of our involvement and that is the Allotment Project (mentioned earlier in this resources. She spent a great deal of her time in visiting the deserving
booklet) The school has a large allotment plot which needs a lot of TLC and rebuilding. Their causes and ensuring that awards were placed where most needed and
old shed finally collapsed this year, so we are going to landscape the plot, put new decking in organising our flagship christmas lunch.
in as a base for a new shed and buy a load of new battery-operated tools for the children
to use safely so they can maintain the allotment once it’s up together. This particular This sad news is still very fresh with us and a fuller considered tribute
project will cost in the region of £4500 - £5000 but we consider this to be so important. will follow in due course.
The children will be able to grow their own food, then with that food, they will prepare
and cook it and make amazing meals in the school kitchens – all the whilst they are doing For the moment, farewell and god bless you barbara, we shall miss
this, they are building relationships, working as a team, learning new skills and even doing your robust sense of humour and indomitable strength of
Maths without realising it (sshhhh don’t tell them) This project is a fantastic legacy as it can character.
be passed on to every new intake of pupils – we can visibly see the benefits it will bring to
the pupils – thank you to Beaverbrooks Jewellers and Bristol Freemasons who have made Thank you for everything and rest in peace.
this possible – without their funding, it would still be on the “Wishlist”
Tim Duggan
Thank you also to all that are involved in this whole Community Project, you really are President, Bristol Children’s Charity
making a massive difference to these children’s lives 16th november 2022