by Alan Quick

ON Sunday, October 15, a team of parents and staff from Sandford School will be running the 13.1 miles of the Great West Run in Exeter to raise funds for FOSS, the Friends of Sandford School.

The group, the FOSS Flyers, is raising funds to enhance the children’s educational experiences and opportunities at the school.

Sandford School Head Teacher Lois Briard is one of those taking part in the challenge.

She is seeking sponsorship for the FOSS Flyers and explained that the target the group has is £2,000. She said that, to-date, the group had reached the half-way mark in its fundraising.

She added: “All the children at Sandford run a mile every week around our field so it seemed appropriate that the adults do something running-related to raise funds. We are specifically looking to raise funds to revitalise our outdoor learning areas at school.”

Miss Briard added that all the runners, 13 in total, will be wearing their Sandford School t-shirts for the half marathon.

If you can help the runners with fundraising, you can donate at: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/fossflyers .