Stakeford First School pupils devastated after class trip funds are stolen
School children who spent months raising money to fund their class trip have been left devastated after thieves swiped the entire collection.
Enterprising youngsters at Stakeford First School did odd jobs, washed cars, and sold hand-made Christmas cards to make more than ã700 to help cover costs of their annual visit to the Robinwood Activity Centre, in Alston.
Morgan Brown from Stakeford First School
But thieves struck when the school was closed for the night, last week, and took every penny of the children's hard-earned cash.
And although a teenager has been arrested in connection with the break-in, the youngsters are now facing a race against time to replace the money they have lost.
Headteacher, Julie Hall, said the theft had left the pupils gutted.
"The pupils had been trying to raise funds to help cover the costs of their trip to Robinwood," she explained.
"The children go their every year but it's a very expensive trip so we get them to raise money to lower the costs. They had been making things to sell and been doing odd jobs. In total they raised more than ã700.
"They put in a lot of time and effort so they are absolutely devastated."
Children, parents and teachers at the school are, however, determined not to be beaten by the crooks who stole their cash.
And together they have already been thinking of ideas to raise more money.
A Northumbria Police spokesman said: "Police have arrested a youth following a break in at Stakeford First School.
"At sometime between 6pm on Thursday, February 25 and 7am Friday, February 27 someone broke into the school and stole four cash collection boxes from inside, before making off.
"The police have arrested a 14-year-old local youth in connection with the break in. The youth has been bailed pending further enquiries."
Children from Stakeford First School who have had money stolen for a trip away. From left: Morgan Brown, Taylor Millican, Joseph Huntley, Tommy Morris and Lauren Murphy with their class teacher Mrs. Brotherton
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Dear Sir/Madam,
On 7th. July 1940, Penhale Army Camp, Cornwall, was bombed by a lone German
plane. Twenty-two men, newly returned from the horrors of Calais and Dunkirk
were killed, 19 being subsequently interred in a local Cornish graveyard. My
father survived this raid. Most of the victims belonged to the 58th. Light
Anti-Aircraft Regiment which was originally headquartered in Clydebank, but
had men from all parts of the U.K. within its ranks.
Every year since, the local Perranporth community has commemorated this
event, but this year, being the 70th. Anniversary, will be the last, and a
very special Remembrance service will be staged 17-18 July (full details at
bottom of page).
I have undertaken to try to contact relatives of all of the victims of the
1940 bombing, with some success. However, I have been unable to find all of
them, and wondered if you could provide help in finding one of those I have
been unable to locate?
Many thanks for any assistance you are able to provide.
Should you need further information, photographs of the regiment and
individuals, personal memories of the bombing, etc., I can supply these.
Yours faithfully,
Stuart Gray.
07810-450-419.
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SCOTLAND
Name: PANTON, Howard (born CUMBERLAND/NORTHUMBERLAND)
Rank:Private
7614981
Regiment/Service:Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Secondary Regiment:Royal Artillery
Secondary Unit Text:attd. 58 Lt. A.A. Regt.
Age:21
Date of Death:07/07/1940
Service No:7614981
Additional information:Son of John and Margaret Panton, of STAKEFORD,
NORTHUMBERLAND.
Cemetery: PERRANZABULOE (ST. PIRAN) CHURCHYARD
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PERRANPORTH VETERANS' DAY PROGRAMME, SATURDAY, 17TH. JULY, 2010
Both the Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall, and the High Sheriff will be in
attendance. Two bands will march in the parade, and events on the Inner
Green during the afternoon are shaping up. Redruth Town Band appear at the
evening concert in the Memorial Hall.Both the RBL county Standard Bearer,
and the Deputy Standard Bearer will be present, together with an unknown
number of other RBL Standards and Standards from other organisations.
Frances White is working on the media so I hope we will get decent coverage.
The outline programme is as follows:
1130 - Parade forms outside the Fire Station in Station Road, Perranporth.
1140 - Parade marches off, up St Pirans Road to the Inner Green.
1200 (approx) - Flypast by 771 Squadron SAR Duty Sea King helicopter from
RNAS Culdrose. There may also be a flypast by a Spitfire, and a Cherokee
Piper Cub still in its WW II livery.
1200 - Service on the Inner Green and an address by the Lord Lieutenant,
Lady Mary Holborow.
1230 - Parade marches back to the Fire Station, with Lady Mary taking the
Salute.
1300 - Lunch in the Memorial Hall.
1300 - 1600 - Entertainments on the Inner Green.
1930 - 2130 - Concert in the Memorial Hall.
The concert will comprise of two 45 minute performances with a 30 minute
interval. During the interval a raffle will be held and there will be a 15
minute slot for a short talk from a veteran on the Penhale Army camp bombing
raid victims.
SUNDAY, 18TH. JULY, 2010
Church Service - St. Piran's Church, Perranzabuloe.
- Re-dedication of Penhale bombing Memorial (relocated from Penhale Army
Camp to St. Piran's churchyard)
- Wreath laying.
- Bugler - Last Post.
- Piper - Lament.
It's great that you are getting ideas from this paragraph as well as from our dialogue made here.