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SES pupils run for The Fire Fighters Charity

This campaign has now ended. We would like to share a huge thank you to all who have supported and donated in this fundraising activity from our prefects. 

Fundraising for the Fire Fighters Charity – help us to show our thanks




(Photographs of Stamford School provided by Steve Morris)

On Friday 12th June 2020, smoke engulfed Stamford as a large fire took hold of the Principal’s house at the Stamford Endowed Schools on St Paul’s Street. Everyone on site was evacuated immediately and we are immensely thankful that no-one was hurt. Six appliances attended on the day to support: five from Lincolnshire (Stamford, Grantham, Market Deeping, Bourne and Boston) and an appliance from Leicestershire. The fire started on an upper floor of the Principal’s house and took hold very quickly.

Our sincere thanks go to each member of our community who offered their help and support during the fire. We are also extremely grateful to the emergency services for their swift actions that afternoon, which helped to contain the fire and prevented it from doing further damage.

Mr Phelan, the Schools’ Principal, and his family are extremely thankful for all that was done to support them at this time. On the day, many Stamfordians and members of the general public wanted to do something to help and the students of the Schools have expressed a want to show their support for our local firefighters who work so tirelessly.

With this in mind, the Stamford Endowed Schools’ prefects are raising money for The Fire Fighters Charity, a charity supported by the Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service, who provide mental, physical and social support to UK fire fighters that are in need. The everyday heroes of the UK fire and rescue community regularly face traumatic life and death situations and The Fire Fighters Charity supports them whether injured, ill or in need of psychological support. The Fire Fighters Charity was founded during the dark days of the Blitz to support the bereaved families of brave firefighters who had laid down their lives to tackle the devastation seen across the capital. For more information about the charity please click here .

With the ambition to raise money, prefects from both Stamford High School and Stamford School will be running, walking or cycling the collective distance of the British Channel (576km) independently of one another, due to the impact of COVID-19, and progress will be shared online.

All donations will go directly to The Fire Fighters Charity as a thank you for the amazing work they do.

So, what can you do to help?
While the prefects are completing their challenge, you are more than welcome to become involved by going for a long dog walk, family cycle ride or a run, whichever you are able. Once completed, please share your pictures or videos with us - and your mileage! - using the captions 'Support local fire fighters' and “#StamfordianSpirit” to help spread awareness.

Should you like to donate and help spread the word that would also be much appreciated.


And finally
It was a smoke alarm which alerted the Phelan family to the fire, and meant they could get out quickly and safely. Please, if you haven’t already, take this opportunity to check your smoke alarms.

Thank you in advance for your generosity towards this cause that means so much to us.

Organizer

Natalie Pretsell
Organizer
England
The Fire Fighters Charity
 
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