37th St Andrew’s Sponsored Walk
Over 400 parents, pupils and friends of St Andrew’s Prep set off on the school’s 37th annual sponsored walk across the South Downs on Saturday. Routes varied in length and difficulty to suit the very youngest, inexperienced walkers (some as young as three) to the more robust and hardy who survived 11 miles in the stunning National Park. A meeting point at the Horseshoe Plantation provided an opportunity for the front-runners (literally) to catch their breath and take advantage of a drink and a biscuit.
The walk offered families, friends and staff the chance to catch up after the long summer holidays and to meet and welcome those new to school. In addition, it has raised much needed sponsorship money for two important charities; the JPK Project which provides Residential Accommodation in the East Sussex area for people with a learning disability and the Guildford Rotary Eye Project which provides vital eye care to those in poverty in the developing world.
We are very grateful to the Mayor of Eastbourne, Councillor Janet Coles, who kindly gave an insight into the charities and set the walkers on their way. Thanks also to our peripatetic saxophone and clarinet teacher, Evelyn Harrison, for providing wonderful entertainment for everyone as they tucked into their well-deserved BBQ lunch on return to school. And last, but by no means least, our thanks to the Rotary Club of Sovereign Harbour who ensured the safety of all those taking part by marshalling the route so vigilantly.
