Raising money for our children

Welcome to The Friends of Ivy Chimneys School (FoICS). As a PTA, our aim is to raise money to improve the education and wellbeing of all our children - and build community spirit along the way!

Coming up

Summer Raffle

Online ticket sales will close at noon on 15th June 2026

Buy tickets

Our amazing raffle is back - buy your tickets now and send the link to your friends and family too! The raffle will be drawn at the Summer Fayre on 20th June 2026.

Summer Fayre Cake Competition

Saturday 20th June 2026

Get, set, baking

Our popular Summer Fayre Cake Competition is back - this year with the World Cup theme. You can create any interpretation of the theme from countries, colours, flags, teams, footballs...you choose. To enter - drop off cakes on 20th June directly at the cake stall.

Cake Donations

Friday 19th June 2026, 8.30am - 9.00am

We'd love your cake donations this year for our Cake and Bake Stall at the Summer Fayre. It can be home baked, shop bought, whatever you can help with. Please drop your cakes on Friday 19th June between 8.30am and 9.00am at school kitchen area.

Tombola Donation

Tuesday 9th June 2026, 8.30am - 9.00am

We’d be grateful for donations of bottles, chocolates, toys, books, and puzzles for the Tombola at our Summer Fayre. Every contribution is greatly appreciated. Please drop your donation from 8.30am to 9.00am outside the office on Tuesday 9th June.

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Summer Fayre - We need your help!

Saturday 20th June 2026

Can you spare some time to help at the School Summer Fayer? Man a stall? Help us with the setup? Or clearing up? An hour or two? Any time is greatly appreciated.

Stalls available at the Summer Fayre

Saturday 20th June 2026

Does your child have a crafting hobby, or do you have a small business? Would you like a stall at the Ivy Chimneys Summer Fayre to sell goods to the local community? Please get in touch.

Summer Fayre - save the date

Saturday 20th June 2026 - 12pm-3.30pm

Save the date for our famous Summer Fayre! There'll be the usual inflatables, go-karts, BBQ, ice-cream and stalls for all the family. And don't forget to buy your raffle tickets - online ticket sales coming soon!

The FoICS Need You

We’re currently looking for a Co-Chair, Social Media Manager, Raffle Coordinator and Volunteer Coordinator. If you’d like to learn more about these positions, have any questions, or want to discover how FoICS supports our school, please get in touch — we’d love to hear from you! FoICS needs YOU!

Our Weekly Lottery

Every Saturday at 8pm

A quick and easy way to help us from £1 each week. You could win over £25 in our local draw and the chance to win £25,000 in the national draw every week. Sign up friends and family too!

Annual FoICS AGM Meeting

To be confirmed

Join us via Zoom for a short planning session. We'll confirm times close to the event. Everyone is welcome - we need all the ideas and help we can get!

A very special Thank You...

Micro Scooters

We are delighted to have received a donation of scooter accessories from Micro Scooters towards our school summer raffle.

Renowned for revolutionising the school run with iconic 3 wheel scooters. Micro make getting from A-B quicker, cleaner, greener, healthier and more fun.

Thank you.

Local businesses

Within the Ivy Chimneys Primary School community we receive some wonderful support from local business sponsors.

Thank you to Montagues Property in Epping.

With special thanks to AMX Print in Thornwood.

Both local businesses support the school and the Friends on every FoICS event we do. Thank you.

Local community

Thank you for your continued support from many local businesses. To name a few:

& many more local businesses who support our school FoICS fundraising events.

What our fundraising has given our children

Take a look at what we've spent our fundraising on - from running surfaces and rain shelters to fun equipment for the playground. We also continually buy iPads, books and other resources for the children.

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Raising money for our children

Coming up

Summer Raffle

Summer Fayre Cake Competition

Cake Donations

Tombola Donation

Summer Fayre - We need your help!

Stalls available at the Summer Fayre

Summer Fayre - save the date

The FoICS Need You

Our Weekly Lottery

Annual FoICS AGM Meeting

A very special Thank You...

Micro Scooters

We are delighted to have received a donation of scooter accessories from Micro Scooters towards our school summer raffle.

Renowned for revolutionising the school run with iconic 3 wheel scooters. Micro make getting from A-B quicker, cleaner, greener, healthier and more fun.

Thank you.

Local businesses

Within the Ivy Chimneys Primary School community we receive some wonderful support from local business sponsors.

Thank you to Montagues Property in Epping.

With special thanks to AMX Print in Thornwood.

Both local businesses support the school and the Friends on every FoICS event we do. Thank you.

Local community

Thank you for your continued support from many local businesses. To name a few:

Tesco Epping

Church's Butchers of Epping

ICE Events Epping

SCL Construction Epping

Waitrose Buckhurst Hill

& many more local businesses who support our school FoICS fundraising events.

What our fundraising has given our children

Take a look at what we've spent our fundraising on - from running surfaces and rain shelters to fun equipment for the playground. We also continually buy iPads, books and other resources for the children.

Raising money for our children

Coming up

Summer Raffle

Summer Fayre Cake Competition

Cake Donations

Tombola Donation

Summer Fayre - We need your help!

Stalls available at the Summer Fayre

Summer Fayre - save the date

The FoICS Need You

Our Weekly Lottery

Annual FoICS AGM Meeting

A very special Thank You...

Micro Scooters

We are delighted to have received a donation of scooter accessories from Micro Scooters towards our school summer raffle.

Renowned for revolutionising the school run with iconic 3 wheel scooters. Micro make getting from A-B quicker, cleaner, greener, healthier and more fun.

Thank you.

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Local businesses

Within the Ivy Chimneys Primary School community we receive some wonderful support from local business sponsors.

Thank you to Montagues Property in Epping.

With special thanks to AMX Print in Thornwood.

Both local businesses support the school and the Friends on every FoICS event we do. Thank you.

Local community

Thank you for your continued support from many local businesses. To name a few:

Tesco Epping

Church's Butchers of Epping

ICE Events Epping

SCL Construction Epping

Waitrose Buckhurst Hill

& many more local businesses who support our school FoICS fundraising events.

What our fundraising has given our children

Take a look at what we've spent our fundraising on - from running surfaces and rain shelters to fun equipment for the playground. We also continually buy iPads, books and other resources for the children.