Schools: St Edmund Campion is collecting tokens for playtime

St Edmund Campion

An expanding school is working hard collecting tokens for new playground equipment in the third week of the Advertiser's Cash for Schools scheme.

Youngsters at St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School are bidding for a share of £20,000, provided by the Louis Baylis (Maidenhead Advertiser) Charitable Trust, to fund the new equipment, which could include a climbing frame, gazebo and playground markings.

School business manager Kate Foreman said: "We have recently expanded and have taken on extra pupils to help cope with the demand for primary school places in the borough.

"As a result we're refurbishing the playground and are hoping to buy enough new equipment for all the children."

She added the Altwood Road school is encouraging neighbours to collect tokens on its behalf and pupils will be selling copies of the Advertiser.

It has been awarded funds twice since the scheme began in 2006 allowing it to buy a new climbing frame for the juniors and refurbish part of the swimming pool.

About £120,000 has been given to schools since the start of the scheme helping them to fund an array of projects from new playground equipment to computers and sports kit.

The initiative is open to all state schools in the area covered by the Advertiser.

Tokens will be printed in the Maidenhead, Burnham, Twyford and Windsor Advertiser until Thursday, March 29.

Money will be allocated based on the ratio of tokens collected per pupil, with a minimum of just two tokens per pupil enough to guarantee participating schools a share of the cash.

There is also a top prize of £2,000 and a runner-up prize of £1,500, leaving £16,500 to share between the remaining schools.

Pick up your token on page 27 of this week's Advertiser print edition.

Top tips for schools:

Buy the paper every week, cut out the token and ensure your child takes it into school.

Schools can sell papers. Each one sold earns the school an extra 13.2p towards school funds and another token towards their target. Call Holly Clarke on 01628 678248 to find out more.

Encourage family and friends to collect the tokens for your child’s school.

Don’t forget, as long as your school collects two tokens per pupil, it is guaranteed a share of the cash.

If you are supporting a school you don’t have a child at, collect the tokens and drop them in at the end of the scheme.

Schools taking part:

Altwood CE Business & Enterprise College

Alwyn Infant & Nursery

Bisham CE Primary

Boyne Hill CE Infant & Nursery

Braywood CE First

Burchetts Green CE Infant

Burnham Upper

Charvil Pre-School