Over the last year, the families of Bridgetown have spent a lot of time in the local area with so many enjoying the River Avon and the beauty of the waterfowl, particularly the swans. It has not gone unnoticed the services of the team at Swan Rescue SUA that have been needed, with all of us having spotted a swan on the back of a bike being pushed by Cyril Bennis through town or having tagged Cyril to come and rescue any number of waterfowl for so many different reasons. So the PTA had an idea to pay homage to the swan in our school's logo and on the river in our backyard while also raising funds for the great work at Swan Rescue SUA.

For every £1 donation to this page, you will get 1 ticket into our raffle for the following great prizes - please see the pictures for the detail of the prizes! Draw will take place at noon on April 30th, 2021.

First Prize: 'Swimming Swan' - Leaded stained glass window hanging - 26 cm x 30 cm (in cover photo) created by Lynne Hampson @the_stained_glass_house

Second Prize: 'Water Wings' - large pen, ink and watercolour print, 41cm x 29.5cm large giclée print on premium 310gsm, cold pressed grain paper & presented in a gift mount & cellophane wrapped

Third Prize: 'Angel Feathers' - large pen, ink and watercolour print, 41cm x 29.5cm large giclée print on premium 310gsm, cold pressed grain paper & presented in a gift mount & cellophane wrapped

Fourth Prize 'Angel Feathers - small pen, ink and watercolour print, 21cm x 29.5cm (to fit A4 frame) large giclée print on premium 310gsm, cold pressed grain paper & presented in a gift mount & cellophane wrapped

5th, 6th & 7th prizes of 3 greeting card sets from riverswanofavon - each set includes 'Angel Feathers', 'Water Wings' and 'Love'

8th to 12th prizes of 340 ml Eco Bamboo Coffee Cups with Boston Tea Party and FOBS branding - great for on the go & to do something good for the planet!

PLEASE - Make sure you provide your email or contact details AND allow Friends of Bridgetown School to contact you when you donate in order for the raffle entry to be submitted. Your contact details will NOT be used outside of this raffle.

We were so fortunate to have two artists provide beautiful & unique artwork for this fundraising activity, let's introduce them!

Lynne Hampson creates bespoke stained-glass windows and wall/window hangings in her home studio - each unique piece is designed & produced using traditional leaded stained-glass window techniques, blending traditionally manufactured new glass with reclaimed Victorian hand-made glass. She had the amazing good fortune to learn traditional stained-glass window techniques from Jamal Rafay, a renowned stained-glass maker and restorer, based in Birmingham.

You can find Lynne on Instagram @ the_stained_glass_house

Our second artist, Naomi Hands-Smith, creates beautiful illustrations inspired by the swans who grace the River Avon - the keepers of the river. The prints that Naomi has provided to us are giclée print on premium 310gsm, cold pressed grain paper and are presented in a gift mount and cellophane wrapped. Naomi produces a wide variety of work and all of it work captures the river in many different ways. You can find Naomi at River Swan of Avon - Etsy and at riverswanofavon - Instagram