Pupils at Nine Acres Primary have raised nearly £300 for the Wessex Cancer Trust in support of a forthcoming marathon charity effort by one of the school’s mums

Island Roads Structures Engineer Victoria Keefe, whose son Daniel, ten, is a Nine Acres pupil, will join her Island Roads colleague Alex Tunnicliffe in running not one but two marathons – Paris on 9 April and London on 23 April to raise money for the Wessex Cancer Trust.

Getting into the spirit, the pupil leadership team at Nine Acres agreed to hold a non-uniform day and the sports coach arranged for the whole school to ‘run a mile’ in order to experience some of what the challenge would be like.  The event was held and raised a fantastic £291.80.

Victoria and Alex attended a school assembly recently to talk about their forthcoming marathons and to thank the children and teachers.

“The children had a great time on the day and we are now looking at how we can include running as a regular feature at school,” said head teacher Mrs Elizabeth Dyer.

Victoria said: “Island Roads as a company and my colleagues have been really supportive of what Alex and I are undertaking but it was really, really special to see how Nine Acres children and their families have also helped us too.”

If you would like to support Victoria and Alex on their marathon challenge in support of Wessex Cancer Trust, please visit  https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/CrazyAlexandCrazyVickys2marathonsin2weeks