Rickleton Primary School got the whole school involved including their nursery, to do a sponsored run around their school, similarly to our Children’s Cancer Run At School event. Their inspiration for the run was Alfie, a young pupil who had to take a while off school to receive treatment due to his cancer diagnosis.
Organising a school run
Following Alfie’s cancer diagnosis, Rickleton Primary School wanted to make a difference to the children who were out of school and spending time on the children’s cancer wards at The Great North Children’s Hospital. We spoke to Rickleton Primary School Headteacher, Jan Price, she said:
“We organised a whole school (nursery through to Year 6) sponsored run around our school grounds. The children asked friends and family for sponsorship money and ran around the buildings and field, year group at a time.
“Following Alfie’s diagnosis, we quickly understood that this would mean a lot of time away from school and in hospital instead. We felt very strongly that we wanted to make his time, and that of other children in his situation, as positive and enjoyable as possible given the circumstances. Therefore, we wanted to raise money to support the projects and activities on the children’s cancer wards where Alfie would be spending most of his time. This way, the children could have a bit more fun, be entertained and hopefully be provided some relief and distraction from the intrusive and intense treatment they were receiving.”
