Bright idea – school funds boost with festive lights trail
FURZE PLATT: A popular Christmas lights trail has returned to help fundraise for facilities at two Maidenhead schools.
The event was held last year to bring some festive cheer at the height of lockdown, and is running again until the weekend as 40 homes are lit up for the occasion.
The Furze Platt Schools Association (FPSA) is organising the trail in aid of Furze Platt Infant and Junior Schools, in Oaken Grove.
Participants get to chose their favourite house, with the property collecting the most votes being announced next week, and will win a festive prize.
So far, a total of £199 has been raised for the schools with
this figure hoped to increase by the time the trail ends on Sunday.
Mike Wallace, executive headteacher at the Furze Platt Primary Federation, said: “Without the fundraising that the FPSA does, neither school would have the facilities that they have now. From computing software to furniture, to books, to log parks and to enrichment days for the children, the FPSA has supported a diverse range of school projects that your children benefit from.”
Visit the trail’s JustGiving page for more details and to receive a trail map: www.justgiving.com/campaign/FPSAChristmasTrail2021