Members of The Parent School Association of Great Addington CE Primary School are trying to raise funds for a minibus to help transport students to a playing field to exercise, play and do sports.
The school currently has a very small play ground, which will be reduced in size even further due to the construction of a government-required canteen pod in the playground. The playground area cannot be expanded because of site restrictions, but there is a lovely playing field about a mile down the road from the school. The challenge is getting the 103 students to the field quickly and safely on a daily basis.
The field has no toilet facilities so rapid transportation to and from the playing field is necessary. Walking is hazardous as the route takes the students along an incomplete single track pavement which is alongside a dangerously fast rural road. Safe transport to this venue is vital and would also prevent valuable curriculum/recreational time from being eaten away if the students had to walk the distance.
The minibus would not only be used to be able to deliver the outdoor sports curriculum but also for the after-school and lunch clubs/ activities which take place on the field, as well as for educational trips out. This is essential to be able to offer the children the wider curriculum they deserve. With no hall at the school, students need to be transported to other schools to use their indoor facilities on a weekly basis. In addition, the minibus would provide transportation to swimming, which the school pays for over and above what is required in order to ensure that pupils learn this lifesaving skill.
The school currently operates one minibus which it purchased through fundraising. It has to hire another minibus to be able to transport just one class to a venue for an event; this can cost thousands of pounds a year.
If there is any way you or your company could provide some funding towards the purchase of a minibus, please get in touch on the details below. It would make a huge and very valuable difference to the health and well being of the children at Great Addington CE Primary School.
Any donations need to be made payable to Great Addington Parents’ School Association and sent to:
PSA Great Addington Primary School Woodford Road, Great Addington, Northants, NN14 4BS Tel: 01536 330642 www.greataddingtonprimary.org.uk
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