A huge community effort got the school to the £30,000 target for the new playground.
Fundraising for the new play area has taken three years
The three-year-long fundraising campaign, with the pandemic in the middle, saw local businesses, supermarkets, the parish council and members of the local community contribute to the appeal. Parents and carers also held money-raising events."The old equipment was beyond repair and needed completely replacing," she said."There is now an all-weather surface so the children should be able to use it in all weathers.
She said the equipment not only helped the pupils' physical health but also mental health and development from team building to using the equipment for different parts of the curriculum from maths to science.A spokesperson for The Friends group said:"This had been a three year long project that, despite a pandemic in the middle, has managed to raise a huge amount of money.
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