Children get a soaking in the name of charity

PUPILS from Bacup Holy Trinity Primary School have raised more than £1,000 for a charity that helps abandoned and orphaned children in Sri Lanka.

Their latest fundraising event, a ‘Water Wipeout’, saw pupils sponsored to carry carrier bags and buckets full of water around an obstacle course featuring foam pools, water slides and a water tunnel.

The water was then put in a large container to see how much they had collected as a class.

They also indulged in water bombing and firing water guns at each other. But the fun day also had a

A STORYTELLING session for children will take place at the Glade, behind the former Commercial Hotel in Stacksteads, on Wednesday, August 10.

The Animal Tales event will be held in a tent and takes place from 11am until 3pm.

Stories will be read by Sue Allonby and children will have the opportunity to make their own animal friend out of clay to take home with them after the event.

Aprons will be provided and picnic lunch bags will be available for 50p.

All children must be accompanied by an adult.

STACKSTEADS serious element.

The money raised will all go to the charity Hope In Sri Lanka, of which assistant headteacher Sara Richardson is a trustee, to help children at Kallamusa Kadella orphanage, south of the country’s capital Colombo.

The orphans need the money so they can buy a generator to pump the 150 buckets of water a day they need from the well.

At the moment, the children have to collect the water by hand every day and last year one of the girls was struck by lightning while pumping the water. Lantern Parade will take place on October 29 at Tollbar Mill.

The parade starts at 5pm.

A lantern making week for adults will take place ahead of the event from October 3 to October 7 at the Globe Arts Studio in Stacksteads from 10am until 2pm.

FEARNS Community Sports College in Bacup will hold a Family Theatre Week from Monday, August 15 to Friday, August 19.

The week will feature a giant puppet workshop, singing, street dance and musical theatre shows Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Lion King. Shows

The generator will also be used for electricity at the orphanage.

Ms Richardson said: “As the children carried the buckets of water along the course, they realised what hard work it must be for the children at the orphanage to do it every day. However, I hope they also had fun.

“We’ve had a tremendous response from the children with the fundraising and have raised more than £1,000 so far which is amazing!”

The Hope In Sri Lanka charity relies on donations to help people with housing and feeding and caring for children. ●● Left, Ryan Lambert enjoys the fun; right, Clara Craven braves a soaking; far right, Ethan Sabri is sopping wet as he reaches the finish line take place from 10am to 3pm and there will be an after party on the Friday afternoon.

The cost is £20 for a family of five and £2 for each extra person.

The week is open to all ages and there is a creche for children under four.

Participants are asked to bring a packed lunch. Booking is essential. Call the Maden Centre in Bacup on 01706 871740.

THE Maden Centre will also hold a fun day on Wednesday, August 10 from 10am to 3pm.

There will be a bouncy castle, penalty shootout and other activities. Entrance is free with a small charge for some activities. ●● Bacup Holy Trinity pupils (from left): Paige Chamberlain, Gabby and Alfie Wharton, Charlotte Lowe, and Leah and Joanna Berry at their ‘Water Wipeout’ day for charity