Businesses help pay for shelves of new books for school
Pupils raised £600 by holding a sponsored reading event and reading cafe, inviting parents in for coffee and cake to hear them read on World Book Day.
This was added to by local businesses who joined a community book pledge scheme with Usborne Books, which works with local schools and nurseries to increase library resources.
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Hide AdSleafordian Coaches, Watergate Yard, Turnbulls builder’s merchants, Lovells builders and FMC Talent made donations towards the 300 books, worth £1,982.73.
Deputy headteach Sarah Marshall said: “Without the help of Usborne Books and the community businesses we would not have been able to purchase so many new and exciting books.”