Victoria Park Party – The Saint Aidan’s Elf Service

An annual highlight of the school year has once again been a tremendous success. Every year, Sixth year students take on the huge task of providing a fabulous Christmas party experience for the children of the Victoria Park School.

This year over sixty children from Victoria Park School were welcomed by the sixth year for an afternoon of fun, games and gifts. The sixth year students immerse themselves in the festive experience by dressing as Christmas Elves. The year group took charge of decorating the hall and piling the individual presents for the young guests high.

The transformation from assembly hall into a Santa’s grotto is amazing and is a product of the enormous enthusiasm and energy of the sixth year students. The effort that goes into creating this fabulous day was also clear in the smiles, the energy and the excitement of everyone who took part in the party. The young people’s excitement reached a peak when Santa made a special appearance to distribute the gifts.

The event was the culmination of a long period of planning, organisation and fundraising by the sixth year students. They have organised and supported events as diverse Halloween discos, coffee mornings and handmade Christmas gifts.

All their efforts resulted in over a thousand pounds being raised to fund the party. The real commitment of the students over the whole process of planning such an ambitious event and their enthusiasm for making it such of success on the day was clearly rewarded by the smiles on the faces of everyone who took part.

Edited by David Russell.