Carrie Bate, Claverley CofE Primary School

I attended your course on Tuesday 13th October at Shrewsbury.
I just thought I'd let you know that less than 24 hours later I applied for a grant for £2,500 from 'Let's Get Cooking' (a Lottery Funded Association) and received instant confirmation from them that we had been successful! There were only ten allocations of this money available. So we consider ourselves to be extremely fortunate.
The allocation also includes teacher training. So we are all absolutely delighted and excited!
Thanks for all your great advice on Tuesday, I really enjoyed your seminar and look forward to attending the next one!

Anne Newton, Bursar, Toll Bar Primary, Doncaster

Since the funding masterclass, I have been successful in the following bids:

• Football Kit from the Football Foundation worth £400

• 70 trees from Trees for Schools

• £500 to run a science after school club-from the Institute of Physics

• £202 = 50% of funding towards new football goals from the Football Foundation

• £400 for after school baking from the School Food Trust

• £500 in gardening vouchers from the Alan Titchmarsh award, RHS Campaign for school gardening.

This equates to £2,002 already.

We are currently awaiting a decision from Children in Need, we are through to the last round and will find out on 1st Nov 2009 the outcome. We have put in a bid for £54,277 to run after school sports clubs for three years.

Carol Clark, Bursar's Assistant, Hedingham School, Essex

I attended your Fundraising Masterclass at Prested Hall 16 June this year. I found it extremely useful as I was a novice bidwriter and did not know where to start.
By 23rd June I had bid for a total of £1900 on two separate bids and received letters today with confirmation of £1400 allocated to my school!! Thank you so much for showing me how easy it is!!
I was a little timid to overbid but next time I shall ask for more!!
Looking forward to the next masterclass.