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As announced in the July newsletter, the school has the go-ahead for the construction of a new five-classroom SFLC. Planning permission for the project has been approved and the project is currently out to tender. Demolition of the old N28 and N29 classrooms will take place over the October half term and construction should start before Christmas. We expect the project to be complete by June 2008 ready for use in September 2008. The school has to raise £40,000 and so far with donations from the Parents’ Association and direct donations from parents. We are inviting parents to donate items that can be sold on E-Bay.

Where possible, the dates coincide with events at school that will be attended by parents of that year group which will facilitate transport. All items donated should be in excellent condition. Items that sell well include shoes and clothes, particularly those that have never been worn, still have labels or price tags and in the original packaging; China and porcelain which is not stained, broken or chipped; sports memorabilia, however unusual it may have a buyer somewhere in the world; unwanted gifts and toys in good condition; books, especially best sellers in good condition; modern jewellery and currency (banknotes only for any country). The E-Bay categories we will target include:

Crafts: materials and specialist items
Collectables: music, military, pop, TV, sport, programmes, models, Star Wars, Dr Who, Star Trek, tickets and clothes
Health & Beauty: bath, body, dental, slimming, fragrances, perfumes, gift sets, make-up, nail products.
Home & Garden – kitchen, household and garden items
Jewellery – modern
Musical – instruments, sheet music and accessories
Pottery, porcelain and glass – good sellers Clarice Cliff, Susie Cooper, Troika, Cornish Ware, Royal Doulton, Wedgwood
Sporting Goods – sports clothes, accessories and bags
Toys & Games – Brio train pieces (or similar), Lego sets, Fisher Price, Early Learning, TV series paraphernalia
Car accessories – manuals, parts, accessories
Clothes, shoes and accessories – Ladies, men’s and children’s, dresses, skirts, tops, jackets, suits, shoes (particularly new, nearly new or with original boxes), bags, spectacle cases, handbags, hildren’s fancy dress , dancewear, scarves, named brands such as – M&S, Monsoon, Jaeger, Prada, Armarni, Per Una, Ted Baker, Paul Smith, Hobbs, Chanel, Gucci, Morgan, Duffle, Diesel, Little Darlings, Next, Gap, Oilily, Osh Kosh, Timberland
Currency – old banknotes

Items that we cannot process or do not sell well include furniture, heavy or large items, broken, cracked, stained or torn items, electrical goods, old/heavy books, old jewellery, glasses, medals, audio and videos tapes, CDs and DVDs.

We hope that every family can identify at least one item (hopefully many more) that we can sell in our E-Bay Extravaganza. Mrs Maslen is co-ordinating the sale and if you have any enquiries about the suitability of items for potential sale please e-mail the school at donate@nhgs.co.uk with E-Bay enquiry in the subject line.

Any items that cannot be sold will be donated to Overgate Hospice.

Alternatively, you can send in your enquiry by filling in our online form: