Easter equalled ‘eggstra’ caring at Smithdon High School, when our students marked the occasion by raising more than £200 for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).

Our Rotary Club Easter Egg Raffle saw students from all age groups encouraged to buy tickets in aid of the charity.

“Tickets were sold to raise money for the Hunstanton RNLI,” said our Assistant Headteacher, Dan Ward, who organised the event with the help of School Council Lead Alix Birks.

“The main prize was a 1.5kg Easter egg, which was donated by the Rotary Club. There was a second prize of a £15 Amazon voucher, and some smaller Easter eggs which were donated by the school.

“£215 was raised in total, and this will be used by the Hunstanton RNLI to improve equipment and facilities at their base.”

The event was a new addition to the calendar at Smithdon, which is a member of the West Norfolk Academies Trust.

“This is the first year that the raffle has taken place,” added Mr Ward. “We are hoping for it to become a yearly tradition at school.

“Events like this are really important. One of our ‘Smithdon Seven’ values that we instil into our students is the sense of community, and events like this allow our school and student body to help raise funds and money for really important local organisations and charities that have such a big impact on our local community.”