Charity

Big hearted pupils help Foodbank with Christmas event

The Editor

Dec 9, 2021 — 1 min read

By Jill Dando News

Pupils at St Anne’s Church Academy https://stanneschurchacademy.co.uk in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset are donating large amounts of food and other goods to Foodbank as part of their reverse advent.

Pupils at St Anne’s Church Academy in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset are big givers to charity throughout the year - and this Christmas is no different.

The amount of goods is building up day in day out for Weston-super-Mare Foodbank and there is still time to donate.

Principal Emma Hardy Smith said: “Thank you to everyone who has donated to our reverse advent calendar! We have lots of donations at both sites for the Foodbank.”

St Anne’s Church Academy is a high achieving and happy caring school.

It has an array of after school clubs including the Gardening Club and a Well-being and Community club that cares for the environment.

It is the first school in North Somerset to receive the highly prized Social Media School Award.

It is part of The Priory Learning Trust. https://www.theplt.org.uk

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