So when did school christmas fete's start charging....

[StrawberrySnowflakes]

20p entry, £1 a go on everything (hook a duck, millions of raffles)31 to see santa(at least thats who they said he was, been on a crash diet and should stay away from fires with that suit on!)and the only food they sold was cakes and doughnuts!..and yes...at £1 each...thought id walkied into pound land!..would have come out of there with more money left tho!

Its not right is it?

Only 20p entry?! Think yourself lucky - here it was 50p each to get in, £2 to see Santa, wev had candy floss at £1 as well as coffee and hot chocolate.

I remember when a trip to the fete was a cheapy little trip, its sooooooooooo bloody expensive now, thankfuly i only have one school age child!

we had £1 entry per family
£2.50 to see santa per child
raffle £1 per ticket
cakes etc 50p ish each
tombola £1... for 3 goes
present off xmas tree 75p
paint an xmas decoration £1.50... but u got 2 for that
guess name of ted / sweets in jar 50p each

i remember even when i was a girl it was 20p entry er adult to school fayres etc!

Nothing to get in,Santa £1, 20p/30p a go on games .Book stall all under 50p, raffle £1 a strip, tombola 20p/£1 for 6.
Spent about £10 and came home with most of the tombola [rolls eyes]

£1 entry per adult, 50p per school age child,

this is my first year, so i will get to see how expensive it is tmrw, just baked 1 choc cake, still to decorate it..........

You don't have to go to the school Christmas fair. They are usually run by the PTA in order to raise funds for the extras that all our children enjoy. Our school fair - 50p to get in and various stalls selling everything from jumble (kids Eco stall) to handmade christmas decorations, cards, tombola, etc. There was, of course, the cake stall - sold out (as usual). We raised over £1000 - from all the generous parents and children who thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

ours didnt was free entry, raffles were 50p tombola and lucky dips were 20p and fc was 50p and they had loads of food- tea/coffee were 25p cakes and squash were 10p and hotdogs were 30p

I love Christmas fete's / fairs and so do my children....

Any of you disseneters on the PTA ???

Most school fairs are run by the PTA to raise funds for the school. In our school the funds go towards Christmas parties, trips to panto and to subsidise various other outings throughout the year (plus many other things) etc etc. If it wasn't for this fundraising, these 'extras' would be charged to the parents or just wouldn't happen. Also lots of parents give up their time to help at these fetes, when they would probably much rather be doing something else.
I think the simple answer is, if you don't like it, don't go. No-one's forcing you.

well our school have just re-re surfaced the playground, about to do other one, bought wooden play equiptment for older class's and are getting new one built after xmas..all those ON pta..i was not digging at you..you brought pta into it, i was commenting on how expensive it was to how i remember, FGS.."if you dont like it dont go"!!!..thats the christmas spirit!..i suuprt the school all through the year, i am allowed a comment too !

I think I would gladly pay more in some ways, just to make a contribution and not turn up, I know very bah humbug, but I was at my first xmas fair as a mum today, I bought tickets, but also ran around serving the coffee, mince pies, tea, juice and biscuits that were included in the price of the ticket, it was mayhem.

I joined the pta to help out, "do my bit", but it is not a pleasure, sorry this is off topic, I will go and look for the harper valley pta board

50p entry for kids here and £1 for parents. My dd bought a stretchy ball at a stall there today and it was £4.99.

I usually come out of these things feeling fleeced but too guilty to mention anything because it's all in a good cause blah blah blah, whiteboards and trips to the museum blah blah blah.

it is bloody expensive.. i agree but as it's for the school, i dont mind. but one pound for all games is appalling, 30 p for stalls makes me happy

oh dear
its the christmas fate tomo after church better nip to the bank for a loan

cant believe it tomo fr church each child needs a christingle so i have to get up extre early to make the damm thing and mass is at 9.30

how to make a chistingle:

1. take an orange and make a small hole in the top
2. place a 4" square of foilarounf the base of a 4" candle and push the candle in the hole of the orange
3. fashten and tape a red ribbon arounf the orange
4. load four cocktail sticks with nuts, rasins, soft sweets etc and insert into orange

it is advisable to make the christingle on the day of the service and no longer than 24 hrs before the service

..i'd sub ya, but i went last week

christmas fate went ok

visit to santa was 10p and you get a dairy milk wrapped up
cakes were 10p
bacon buttys 50p
tea/coffee 20p

tombola £1 for 5 goes
raffle 50p a strip
teddy stall 10p
bric a brac mixed prices

boys had a good time and i managed to make the chrisingles this morning

my dd's school fete is 50p to get in I think, not sure actually as we never go, only went the year dd was in the nativity play so we had to go as she was performing and they were all so good.