Janie's School

Guest Post: What’s it like to be a child bride?

This post was written by the lovely Kirsty Marrins. I watched a documentary recently on BBC Three called ‘What is it like to be a child bride?’ and was shocked to find that girls as young as six in India are married off to boys not much older than themselves. They go to live with … Continue reading »

I dare you to look at a girl and see the solution

Some of you may watch this video and some of you won’t but all of you should know that there is something exciting going on in the developing world and it’s this – The Girl Effect. Don’t stop reading if you’re not a girl, the road to a better future is paved with girls and … Continue reading »

BINGO

Well what can I say about the Prize Bingo last week – Co-op Quines, you did my mum proud! What an amazing event. Great atmosphere, brilliant prizes, the best company and CAKES! Thank you so much to everyone who helped organise, donated prizes and turned up on the night to help us celebrate … Continue reading »

Holy Giant Cheque Batman!

A big thank you to last terms P6/7 from St Fergus Primary School who raised a huge £642 for Janie’s School through a combination of sponsored walk and selling gifts made from shells they found on the beach. Thank you so much for taking the time to raise so much money for us, we really … Continue reading »

Happy Birthday Mum, thank you

Well after calling my last post Look how far we’ve come only a week ago, it feels like time to say that all over again. Peterhead came out in force for the Buttery Morning and raised a massive £1,140 which St Mary’s Church then topped up with a second collection taking our grand total up … Continue reading »

Look how far we’ve come!

Only one more sleep until the Janie’s School Buttery Morning at The Palace Hotel, Peterhead. Doors open 10am so please get there early for the best cakes! I know a number of ladies who have been baking all week (and still are… I’m thinking of you Emma) and have worked really hard to pull this … Continue reading »

One dance step closer to our target

Here are just a few of my favourite messages left by guests at Emma’s Janie’s School Ceilidh. We had a brilliant night and raised more than £1760 which is amazing! Thanks to everyone’s help and support so far; we have raised 31% or our total, an impressive £7682. We wouldn’t have been able to reach … Continue reading »

Janie’s School Ceilidh

Come along and dance us to our target at Janie’s School Ceilidh: Building a school in Cambodia in memory of Mum Janie’s School Ceilidh is being held at the Old Mill Inn, Maryculter on Friday 4th March from 8pm – midnight. Tickets cost £20 which includes stovies & oatcakes (vegetarian stovies available if requested in … Continue reading »

The birthday gift that keeps on giving

As a teenager, we used to spend at least a week celebrating every birthday… think I’ve been channeling that enthusiasm this month. We started with our fund raiser on the 2nd December followed by the Henderson Massive invasion of London yesterday (thanks again, Bodeans was brilliant!) and we’ll be continuing with a visit from the Dad this week. Despite … Continue reading »

Thank you, thank you, thank you

This week’s post is brought to you by the words “thank” and “you” This week has been full of thank you’s past, present and future. To begin with, I was reminded of a thank you letter I wrote to my parents when I first moved to london: It was a whirlwind decision to move … Continue reading »