Aysgarth School

Annual Fund

The Headmaster’s Annual Fund Appeal is a yearly approach to the Aysgarth community, asking friends of the School to support the Aysgarth through regular giving. Each year the money raised by the Fund will be allocated by the Trustees to the year’s target projects. The Fund will enable supporters to show a preference to a particular project if they wish to do so. The Annual Fund over the years will concentrate on improving areas of the School that are considered most needed but which would probably not be affordable from the School’s own resources.

The 2009 - 2010 Annual Fund launched our Sports and Performing Arts Hall campaign. Every year the Fund will also focus on building up an endowment fund for bursaries, one of the Foundation Trustees’ key objectives. The next Annual Fund appeal will be launched in November 2010.

Please go to ‘contact us’, then click on ‘document downloads’ to print off further information on our 2009 – 2010 appeal.

The Performing Arts and Sports Hall

The proposed Hall redevelopment would provide the School with an up-to-date, flexible, multi-purpose facility of which we would all be proud. The proposed re-design would be used for all sorts of activities for all pupils by simply utilising the sound-proofed retractable walls, dividing the building for various uses to take place at the same time or to be opened up as one large area. The building would house cricket nets, theatre/tiered seating and a climbing wall.

Phase 1 Appeal target: £1 million

Your donation will make a difference. Whether your interests lie in sport or the performing arts, the following breakdown demonstrates how your gift will help. Perhaps you are keen on the School having cricket nets, a better stage lighting system or tiered seating? A one-off donation or monthly gift will help us towards our goal.

Estimated Costs

Demolition, removal and external works £29,000

Construction of the Hall £378,350

Cricket nets
£7,000

Sports floor £31,850

Retractable walls for multi-purpose use £50,500

Control room / lighting for theatre £22,000

Tiered theatre seating
£38,000

Surveys and fees
£243,194

Total (incl. VAT)
£1,000,000

As part of the fundraising strategy there will be sponsorship opportunities. Those who are interested in helping sponsor the hall, please contact Anthony Goddard, Headmaster - agoddard@aysgarthschool.co.uk. To view the initial plans, please click on 'contact us', 'downloads' and select the Annual Fund leaflet.

Remember Aysgarth in your Will

Whatever special memories you have – as a former pupil, parent of friend of the School, you will know how unique Aysgarth School is.

Why not join the Clement Hales* Society by remembering Aysgarth in your Will? Your gift will help children with parents of more limited means have access to an Aysgarth education, giving them the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Alternatively, why not help enhance and preserve the distinctive opportunities Aysgarth can provide by helping with its development? As a member you will be invited to attend a gathering. Please click on 'events' under this Foundation section to read about the last Clement Hales Society lunch held at the School in May 2010.

*Rev. Clement Hales, Founder of the School in 1877.

Please go to ‘contact us’, then click on ‘document downloads’ to print off further information.

Keeping you informed of progress

Each year, the Foundation issues a newsletter in the summer and provides an update to supporters within the Aysgarthian Magazine at the end of the year. Please go to ‘contact us’, then click on ‘document downloads’ to view the latest editions.