They’ve done it! A fundraising appeal to create a new school playground in memory of the girls who were killed in the Southport tragedy last summer has now reached its £250,000 target.
The playground will now be built at Churchtown Primary School.
It follows a TV appearance on BBC Breakfast on Saturday morning by headteacher Mrs Payne, teacher Mr Bowen and parent Sergio Aguiar.
You can donate here: Fundraiser by Churchtown Primary School : Churchtown Playground
Sergio’s daughter, Alice Dasilva Aguiar, a former pupil at Churchtown Primary with many friends at the school, was just nine years old when she was killed at The Hart Space on 29th last year.
Bebe King, aged six, was another former Churchtown Primary School pupil who was killed on that day.
Jinne Payne and Sergio Aguiar are currently in training to run the London Marathon on 27th April.
They will be joined by Mrs Bowers, Mrs Coysh, Mrs Davies, Mrs Bowen, Mrs Finney and Mrs Partington who will all be running alongside staff from across the Endeavour Learning Trust in the Blackpool Marathon Festival on the same weekend as the London Marathon.
The idea for the new playground was proposed to the school by Alice’s parents, and the space will serve as a joyful, healing place for all pupils.
In a letter to parents, Jinnie Payne said: “It will be a place where children can do what children do best: play, explore and grow.
“We have already had widespread attention surrounding our mission and have been blown away by the support, both here in Southport and nationally.”
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