Children’s Cancer Run 2017

On Sunday 21st May, over 70 people from Reid Street school (pupils, their families and teachers) took part in the Children’s Cancer Run at Gosforth Park. It was a fabulous day and at Reid Street School we all ran a mile in support of this event. From the sponsorship, we raised £2707.69 for the charity. This was an incredible amount.  In recognition of our fundraising, two children were invited to an awards ceremony in Newcastle.

On Thursday 28th September, Tom and Amber took the train with Mrs Davison to Newcastle. The award ceremony was held at the Metro Radio Station. As one of the top ten schools to raise money, we were presented with a certificate and trophy.  We met with other schools from the North East but we had travelled the furthest! The day was fabulous as we were able to go into the recording studio and see how the Metro Radio DJs worked. We also met a doctor who is working on developing cures for children’s cancer. The race has been going on for 35 years and in that time, survival rates for children with cancer have risen from one in ten to eight in ten.

​The grand total raised at the cancer run was £246,185. Next year, we are hoping to double the amount raised when we take part on Sunday 22nd May.