On Saturday 8 December, Friends of Pocklington School (FOPS) came together for an evening of fun, friendship and fundraising at the annual Pocklington School Ball, held at The Principal York.

Guests enjoyed a glass of prosecco, before entering the room for dinner, which had been turned into a beautiful winter wonderland.

Annie Harrison, Chair of FOPS Committee, began proceedings by presenting the finder of the hidden ‘golden star’ with a Pocklington School teddy bear and a magnum ofprosecco. A fun game of ‘heads and tails’ followed before Annie gave a short speech, thanking guests and sponsors for their support of the event.  She closed by raising a toast to leaving Headmaster, Mark Ronan, and his wife Fiona and wished them well for their future in Ireland.

After a sumptuous meal, the raffle was drawn, prizes were won and then it was time to hit the dance floor with music provided by a live DJ, whose job had been made very easy! Guests had been given the opportunity to ‘Choose their jam’ in return for a small donation so the dance floor rocked from the beginning to end, as guests jived to their favourite party tunes.

Annie Harrison, Chair of FOPS said: “We had a wonderful evening of laughter, dancing and fundraising. The atmosphere and sheer joy of the evening led to generosity from all our guests and I’m sure the warm glow of giving was enhanced by the dancing!

She continued: “The final total is yet to be confirmed but the raffle and music requests have raised in excess of £1000 which is due to the support of our School community, friends and the kind and generous donation of raffle prizes. Many thanks to all who came to support us on the night, our kind sponsors and the FOPS Committee for all their hard work!”