Worthing school takes total raised for Chestnut Tree House children’s hospice to around £120,000

Worthing High School raised more than £14,000 for Chestnut Tree House children’s charity last year, thanks to its biennial sponsored walk.
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Organisers Jim Fenlon and Thom Izod were delighted to present a cheque for £14,281.99 to community fundraiser Caroline Roberts-Quigley during a whole school assembly.

This was the final total for the walk, which takes places every two years and involves students and teachers from all year groups.

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The 2021 walk was brought forward to July, after previous experience of strong winds and torrential rain on the usual September dates.

Organisers Jim Fenlon and Thom Izod were delighted to present a cheque for £14,281.99 to community fundraiser Caroline Roberts-QuigleyOrganisers Jim Fenlon and Thom Izod were delighted to present a cheque for £14,281.99 to community fundraiser Caroline Roberts-Quigley
Organisers Jim Fenlon and Thom Izod were delighted to present a cheque for £14,281.99 to community fundraiser Caroline Roberts-Quigley
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Spirits were high as everyone set out on the fine summer’s day for the 12-mile hike to Chanctonbury Ring and back, including lunch up on the Downs.

Since the school’s first walk in 1999, it has raised around £120,000 for Chestnut Tree House.

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