Aysgarth School

Aysgarth School Foundation Launch

Special guest Rory Bremner joined parents and pupils past and present at a Dinner held on the 19th June 2008 to help launch the Aysgarth School Foundation. £100,000 was raised from ticket sales, sponsorship, a silent auction and a live auction kindly conducted by Captain Peter Townley plus other donations, which will help kick – start the funding of bursaries and the School’s development to keep it at the forefront of prep schools in the country.

Staff and boys from the top years of the Prep School helped welcome and assist guests through the evening and the Aysgarth choir and musicians provided entertainment during the champagne reception. Rory’s nephew Charlie Onslow joined Graham Francis, Orlando Hill, Jack Williams-Ellis and their tutor Tom Alexander, to pipe guests into dinner where they were welcomed to a marquee adorned with bright, citrus coloured table decorations, flowers and an array of Chinese lanterns hanging from the ceiling.

A huge thank you must go to all who helped on the night and to the Dinner Committee: Pip Bolton, Claire Crawshay, Lara Fawcett, Kate Fenwick, Liz Foster, Caroline Goddard, Sarah Guthe, Eileen Harrison-Topham, Cindy Onslow, Squeeze Southall and Bunch Stroyan.

A variety of future events will be organised to raise funds for the Foundation. Please e-mail lfoster@aysgarthschool.co.uk if you would like to be kept informed of these events.