Governors and staff at Stratford Upon Avon School support the work of SUA Uniform Bank throughout the year and appreciate the great work they do for our community.  Every child should have the opportunity to come to school dressed smartly and ready to learn, confident among their peers and proudly representing their school.  Members of their family should not have to skip meals to afford this.  As September approaches, and with the increasing hardship many families are facing due to, among other things, COVID-19, the work of the Uniform Bank is more important than ever.  https://www.suauniformbank.org/

Beyond the facts and figures I would ask everyone to think back to their own childhood.  Can you remember a time when you didn't fit in?  My family relocated when I was 7 and I had the 'wrong' clothes for school, the 'wrong' dance uniform.  It was hard enough to fit in as it was, as moving from Newcastle to Southampton I also had the 'wrong' accent.  I can look back and laugh about it now but at the time it felt devastating. 

Emma Heathcote-James is joining me, Jane Price, to take on this challenge together.  Over the month of August we will each run and walk 150km and climb 8,848m the equivalent of climbing Mount Everest.  Please support us and the work of the Uniform Bank, and most importantly the children and young people in our community.

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