20 Jul Orpington school donation

Enterprising youngsters from Crofton Junior School on Towncourt Lane, Orpington set up stalls including a ‘teddy bear raffle’ and ‘beat the goalie’ in the school playground on May 18 to raise money for the Freddie Farmer Foundation in Bromley.

The Charity Day initiative was organised by Year 6 pupils who chose to support the Foundation because ‘they help disabled children who can’t walk’.

The inspiration behind it all was Year 6 pupil Ava Catchesides, who is Freddie Farmer’s cousin.

She said: “The charity is very important to the children who go to the Freddie Farmer Physiotherapy Centre.

“We raised £1033.70.

“We hope that the Foundation will benefit from this money, and hope that they can help more children to finally walk,” said Ava.

Karen Smith from the Freddie Farmer Foundation, said: “It’s an amazing achievement.”