Supporting the fundraiser

Be a part of the community that delivers this important project for all.

Our More Than a Playground fundraising campaign is an ambitious project that will require the support of our passionate community to deliver. Working collaboratively we are capable of far more than we are individually. The playground redevelopment offers us all an opportunity to play a role in redeveloping our space, and ensuring it adds value to the education of our pupils for many years to come.

This is your invitation to be a part of it.

We have the vision:

The surveys have been done, the students have helped shape what the space will look like and we have begun to hold conversations with the community. We have commissioned architects who have helped bring our ideas to life and now we simply need to raise the remaining funds to deliver our collective vision for what the playground will look like.

More information on our fundraising community campaign will be coming soon

How can you help?

We will be delighted to support you in your fundraising endeavours. We can provide you with copy for any particular area of our or the schools work you would like to fundraise for, help broadcast your fundraiser to wider audiences and will champion, support and celebrate the work that you do.

We will also be pleased to talk through any larger fundraising ideas you may have and how we may be able to support logistically to help achieve these.

You can read about our first community fundraiser led by Ossian in Year 8 in our news section here.

An initial list of fundraising ideas

  • Endurance events – runs of all lengths, sponsored walks, a group cycle ride from William Ellis to the Mill and any other challenge you are thinking of taking on.

  • Engagement events (sports) – an alumni sports tournament i.e. a six-a-side football tournament, a cricket game based at the pitch in Parliament Hill

  • Engagement events (other) – hosting a concert fundraiser featuring former alumni, current students or friends and peers at a venue in and around North-West London, holding a bake sale at the school, hosting an art event and encouraging donations to the Trust.

  • Matched funding - many companies offer matched funding up to specified amounts for their employees. If you are taking on a fundraising challenge please do explore if this is something offered by your employer. It may well double the support you provide.

Please do reach out to Will Durham, Director of the William Ellis Trust, if you would like to discuss potentially holding a fundraiser to benefit the students of today and tomorrow. He can be contacted at wdurham@williamellis.camden.sch.uk and will be delighted to hear from you.