Gallery: Students from St Mary’s race back in time
St Mary’s School’s annual charity fun run took the 1980s as this year’s theme.
On Friday, October 18, hundreds of students and staff from both the junior and senior schools raced around Lammas Land in fancy dress to raise money for charity.
Students and staff dressed up as everything from Tetris blocks and Rubik’s Cubes to Eddie the Eagle, while head of juniors Matthew O’Reilly and headmistress Charlotte Avery appeared as members of band Eurythmics.
Each year the school raises a substantial amount from the fun run to support a variety of local, national and international charities.
Last year, they raised £9,000 to support a range of charities, including Tom’s Trust and SENSE.
This year, the school is fundraising for Friends of the Earth, Well Child, Cam Sight and the building of a new Mary Ward secondary school in Mbizo, Zimbabwe.
The fun run was preceded by ‘pink morning’, where students wore pink items of clothing to raise money for Breast Cancer Now as part of their national Wear It Pink campaign.
Charlotte said: “The girls were in great spirits.
"They ran in lovely mild, sunny conditions despite a brief downpour before the start.
“With junior and senior school pupils running and raising sponsor money, we hope that the combined effort will enable St Mary’s to meaningfully support several worthwhile causes.”
