Millie – School Ambassador, aged 11 kindly explained to us how the Lenten project works at St Laurence Church School: 

“Someone from the Charity comes at the beginning to explain what the Charity does (I did this on behalf of the ROH-to “launch” the Lenten project due to COVID).  It lasts for the month of Lent (hence the title).

Each week, a different year group leads, all 4 years in the school. This then happens for 4 weeks. 

Each lunchtime, the children hold stalls, where other children pay money to take part (games, raffles etc)

As well as the daily lunchtime stalls, there are other organised fundraisers during lent for the selected charity:

Lenten disco, Sponsored walk, Sponsored Danceathon, Frozen Friday (Ice cream sale), Bake sale (cakes), Silver service (the staff and year 6 children wait on the younger children who buy tickets), Children’s raffle, Adult raffle,  Non-uniform day.”