From the Foundation

What is the 500

Campaign? This is our new campaign to raise £12million by 2032 - the 500th anniversary of the School’s Charter. This would

provide (at least) a 50% bursary for one in four children in the senior school.

Since launching our new brochure, we have been overwhelmed with positive feedback and some incredibly generous donations supporting bright and able children at BGS through means-tested bursaries.

Giving Day! 28-29 April 2022

Giving Day was our first ever online fundraising challenge! We wanted to raise awareness of the 500 Campaign and to encourage new donors to support our bursary fundraising. Think “Comic Relief” with results benefitting children at BGS.

We invited the whole school community to get involved, using social media and direct mail to connect with our OBs, parents and friends to support us by donating online.

“Giving Day Ambassadors” helped spread the word and let everyone they know on their social media contact lists to support the event and every pound donated was match funded.

We raised over £182,000 for bursaries. A fabulous achievement! See page 26 for more details

Events and Community Engagement

Working in partnership with the Old Bristolians’ Society, we hosted two fantastic new events last year; our 40th Anniversary of co-education reunion, which welcomed over 160 people back to the school and the first “law and finance” event in London which we produced with kind support from Tim Hailes, who was our guest speaker and who also provided a fantastic tour of the Guildhall.

Our traditional events continue to attract new attendees with the welcome return of traditional home cooked lunches and guest speakers at the Old Bristolians’ War Memorial Ground at Failand and the Annual Dinner in the Great Hall, attracting record numbers this year.

Our aim is to offer a service for all Old Bristolians, parents and friends of the school for life, by connecting people professionally and socially and encouraging the same camaraderie, friendship and kindness that remain the hallmarks of the BGS community.

Full details of all our events, our online Mentoring Programme and our important fundraising work - changing lives through bursaries, can be found on our website:

Nadine Latte

www.bristolgrammarschool.co.uk/ oldbristolians

Get involved by contacting me on nlatte@bgs.bristol.sch.uk

Nadine Latte

Director of Development