Beginners Ball

Saturday 21st March 2026

Snorkels at the ready! Bishop Road PTFA would love to invite all Reception children (plus parents/carers) to the wonderful watery world of the Under The Sea Beginners Ball on Saturday 21 March.

The fancy dress ball will take ‘plaice’ in the Edgar Hall, next to the Reception classrooms from 1:30 – 3:00pm.

Here’s what to expect:

  • Deep Sea Disco
  • Aquatic Face Painting
  • Whaley Good Tuck Shop – cakes and fruit
  • Chill Space for any children needing a break from the shoal
  • The Sand Bar: Serving soft and alcoholic drinks – card payments welcome
  • Fancy dress is encouraged but not essential

50p tokens for the tuck shop and face painting will be available to buy at the ball entrance (cash and card payments welcome).

Please bring your own refillable wine/pint/juice glass to help us limit single-use plastics. Bishop Road keep cups will also be on sale.

Tickets

Only children require a ticket – accompanying adults do not need to purchase tickets. Tickets are now on sale via the PTFA Shop. Sales will close on Wednesday 18th March.

There won’t be any physical tickets – we’ll take names when you place your order, and check against our list on the door.

Please note:

The event is for Reception children, and with limited capacity in the hall, we ask parents/carers to try and find alternative arrangements for siblings if possible. If unavoidable please buy tickets for any siblings.
No refunds can be given on tickets.

Pupil Premium

If your child is eligible for Pupil Premium, please pop into the school office to add their name to the guestlist.

How you can help

Help is essential to allow these events to take place. Please sign up here for a slot to sell drinks on the bar, sell cakes, do face painting (using stencils so more simple than it sounds!) and help with the set up/pack down. Most slots are 30-40 minutes so please help out if you can and thank you in advance.

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