Trinity Church School had a busy day on Friday full of fun and activities whilst they took part in NSPCC’s Childhood Day, a scheme to get the UK playing and raising money to help keep children safe.

The children took part in activities such as cooking campfires, penalty shoot-outs, water assault courses, art activities and even learnt about the NSPCC charity and what they do to help children, which was taught in their ‘Book Nook’.

All of the money raised from the day is sent to the charity where it will be used to provide play sessions with a trained practicioner who will use therapy activities to help children and young people to safely open up about their experiences of abuse.

Ellen Weaver, who organised the NSPCC day at the school, said: “Our NSPCC Childhood Day was an incredibly successful day and through the generosity of parents and staff, we raised a fantastic £362.

“The purpose of the day was to highlight what an important role play has in childhood.

“There was a fantastic mix of activities, including campfire cooking, a water assault course and a whole school art project.

“The children loved the opportunity to be off timetable and commented that they loved cooking over the campfire, building a protective case for the egg drop as part of the engineering challenge and of course getting wet on the water assault course.

“This year has been a challenging one for children and it’s important to give them the opportunity to just play and be children.”

For more information on NSPCC’s Childhood Day,