The Courier

Over the summer holidays, Charlie M set himself a challenge to raise money by running the distance of a marathon - that's 26.2 miles! He asked friends and family to sponsor him so he could raise money towards the Wellbeing of our school. Charlie is a member of our Wellbeing Team and is keen to help buy resources that will help promote positive emotional wellbeing across the school. 

Charlie ran throughout the holidays - even when the family were in Greece, and he has raised an amazing £500! We shall be meeting as a team next week where we will discuss what we would like to purchase with this very generous donation, to enhance to the quiet space outside the Horton area. We acknowledged Charlie in Good News assembly this morning by thanking him for his time and perseverance in completing his challenge and raising money for such an important aspect of our school life. Charlie was also presented with his completion medal which he can wear with pride!

Over the summer holidays Esme decided she wanted to raise some money for Cancer Research UK; a charity which has supported several of her friends and family members. She decided to attempt a "1K per day challenge", where she completed 1 kilometre every day in July - 31 kilometres in total across the month.

Esme used a Strava app to track the distance and speed of each kilometre she completed, and the details were uploaded to her fundraising page so everyone could see how she was getting on. She was extremely grateful for all the support from her family and friends which kept her completing the challenge on the extremely hot days, in the rain and while we were away on holiday!

In total, Esme raised a fantastic £1,052.50 (£862 in sponsorship + £190.50 in Gift Aid).  You can see the donations, photos of Esme running and the details of each kilometre she completed on her fundraising page https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/esmes-1k-per-day-challenge

Well done Esme.