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Blooming lovely World Record fundraiser

Blooming lovely pupils at a Cannock school took part in a Guinness World Record attempt to raise money for Marie Curie Cancer Care.

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Around 160 children and teachers from Heath Hayes Academy in Wimblebury Road attempted to set a world record for the most amount of people dressed up as daffodils in one place.

The idea for the challenge was influenced by the daffodil logo of the Marie Curie charity, which pupils from reception up to Year 6 had been learning about all week.

Youngsters spent the week preparing various cakes and items such as coasters, mouse mats and bus cards to sell to parents at a special fundraiser on Friday afternoon to further the donations already made.

From sponsorships and fundraising, the school has managed to raise £800 for Marie Curie which cares for people with any terminal illness including those with cancer, heart failure, dementia & chronic obstructive airway disease.

Headteacher, Becky Graham, said: "It was a fantastic day which everyone thoroughly enjoyed, and the children gained a lot from the whole experience. It is essential for them to see a wider world and experiences like this begins to encourage children that there is more to life than just 'me'.

"There were three parents that worked tirelessly to create the outfits and we're very lucky to have such dedicated parents within the school's community."

The attempt was part of a pilot scheme, called Try5, which was introduced by a growing charitable organisation REAch2 Academy Trust who currently support Heath Hayes Academy as well as 34 other primary academies across England.

Try5 is made to create experiences for children below the age of 11 before they leave Primary to start Secondary School and the record breaker was one of three exciting challenges the students will be involved over the Spring term.

Mrs Graham added: "We were challenged to make or break a REAch2 record but we wanted to go one step further and attempt to set a world record. Unfortunately, we won't find out from Guinness World Records whether we achieved it for another two-and-a-half months yet but we're very confident that we will."

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