There was red all over, when Clenchwarton Primary took part in this year’s Comic Relief appeal on Friday 20 March.

Pupils and staff alike swapped their usual attire to dress in red for the annual Red Nose Day fundraiser, and were hoping to make £300 for the cause.

“All 210 of our children took part in Red Nose Day,” said Billy Overton, Assistant Headteacher at our school, which is a member of the West Norfolk Academies Trust.

“We simply dressed up in red clothes to mark the event, and a GoFundMe page was set up for parents to donate.”

“Red Nose Day is celebrated here at Clenchwarton every year,” he continued. “Our children need no excuse to get into the spirit of things, and dress up to support any event – especially one as important as Comic Relief. We always do our bit to help children in the UK and around the world.

“We have a strong community spirit here at Clenchwarton, and this is why events like this are so important to us. It fosters the value that if we all work together, we can make a real difference in all we do.”

“All of our staff took part too,” he added. “As Assistant Headteacher I was also dressed in red to lead by example – I’m brave enough to get the Manchester United shirt out again nowadays!”