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Hendre Infants School pupils raise £2,000 in readathon challenge

News | | Published: 13:00, Friday May 8th, 2015.

Pupils at Hendre Infants School raised over £2,000 for new books by taking part in a sponsored readathon challenge.

The reception, year one and two pupils read almost 1,000 books between them over the Easter weekend.

Laura Hughes, Chair of Hendre Infants School PTA, said: “We were hoping the event would raise around £500 to help our school purchase reading books that they desperately need.

“We have counted all the sponsorships and were overwhelmed to discover that this event raised an amazing £2,064, with our kids reading almost 1,000 books between them.”

The school held an awards ceremony on April 24 to reward the pupils for their effort in reading to purchase books.

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