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Eccles Pre-school raised £6,565 from 290 supporters
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Iʼve raised £6,565 to preserve our pre-school.
- Eccles, Aylesford
- Funded on Wednesday, 5th April 2023
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We are a group of dads from Eccles in Kent who are walking fifty miles for twenty hours non-stop from Dover Castle to our village in Kent, to raise money for the local pre-school.
We start on Friday, the 27th of January 2022, at 20:00 and arrive at the pre-school at 16:00 the following day.
Eccles Pre-school has been an integral part of the local community for nearly 50 years. It is a much-loved, and well-regarded asset to parents, grandparents, and children past and present!
Covid 19 closures, and restrictions (at the time) on organising fundraising gatherings, have meant that this 'low cost' childcare provision has found it hard to sustain childcare support at an affordable level. A fundraising boost will ensure that it not only survives but thrives!
The pre-school already has a business plan that will secure its future for many years to come. However, the charity commission requires three months of funding in its account for it to continue, which is why we are raising such a significant sum.
This money will secure the future of the pre-school.
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2 years ago
Eccles Pre-school
2 years agoWow! What can we say? We cannot believe the remarkable support we have received over the last 24 hours! We did it! We reached £5k! Thank you EVERYONE, yesterday was a day we will never forget and the welcome we received in Eccles will stay with us for the rest of our lives. Here’s a picture of the route that Craig, one of our dads, recorded and a reminder that every single penny does directly to the preschool. We are proud of our preschool and look forward to it being in our village for another fifty years (and beyond!).
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2 years ago
Eccles Pre-school
2 years agoAnd we’re off!! Thank you, everyone, SO MUCH for the donations; it’s very much appreciated, we’ve smashed through the 40% mark! Don’t forget, if you are in the area, the disco and cake sale homecoming starts at 15:30 at the preschool (address below). Everything raised goes towards the preschool. Eccles Pre-School Methodist Church Hall Bull Lane Eccles Aylesford Kent ME20 7HE
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2 years ago
Eccles Pre-school
2 years ago10% reached! Thanks, everyone, for your incredible support, we know how difficult it is at the moment, and every penny raised here goes directly to the preschool! Please help us by sharing our story on social media to help us get close to our £5,000 goal! Less than two weeks to go!
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290
Stephen Kelly
Feb 8, 2023
Well done Jamie. Great effort on a "proper" challenge
Anonymous
Feb 6, 2023
Well done Jamie and the Dads.
£10.00
Margaret Strachan
Feb 6, 2023
On behalf of Mrs Margaret Mather who started up the Eccles playground fifty years ago x
£25.00
Linda & Butch
Feb 5, 2023
Well done
£20.00
Mitchell & Tracy
Feb 4, 2023
Well played Jamie Day and all your co walkers, amazing effort and worthy cause. X
£30.00
Anonymous
Feb 3, 2023
£5.00
Anonymous
Feb 3, 2023
Great work to all the Dad’s for your efforts, hope the knees and feet are recovering well. Also well done to the Mum’s for taking care of the kids 👍💪
£50.00
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