Pupils at a Shropshire border primary school have chipped in to help their community by delivering food packages to vulnerable people.

As people in rural villages continue to struggle with the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, Llandysilio Church in Wales School in Four Crosses, Powys had set up an initiative to deliver parcels of goods collected from their Harvest festival celebrations.

The packages were put together by the school council and delivered to houses in need of some help recommended to the school by Llandysilio Community Council.

Headteacher Rich Andrews said: “All primary schools do Harvest services and we typically do a collection to go along with ours.

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“We’re a rural school within a rural community, for instance our nearest foodbank is in Welshpool. So as we were looking for ways to serve the community we contacted the village council and asked if there was anyone who could use some support.

“I’m a new headteacher to the school, having started in September, but one of my aims as head is to nurture school and community links.

“The council recommended some houses to visit, mainly elderly folks who have difficulty getting out to the shops.

One of the food parcels delivered on doorsteps in the area. (Image: Llandysilio Church in Wales School)

“The school council divided up what was donated for the collection into a box for each person and a note from the school, then along with one of our teachers Sian Rogers they took them to each of the houses on our list.

“We’ve had a lovely response so far. Today I’ve had three cards and a phone call from people who were happy to welcome them.

 

 
 
 
 
 
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“We’re incredibly proud of our pupils who rose to the challenge of demonstrating the values of our school, sharing kindness and thoughtfulness throughout the community they are a part of.

“Being connected to the community our school sits inside is massively important. We’re a small school within a small village, but both should be the beating heart of one another when needed and we should strive to represent each other.

“It’s more important than ever for kids to understand their local setting, who we are and where we are.”

The school added that it has other community initiatives planned later down the line, from community gardening work by its eco-team to inviting members of community groups to watch rehearsals for their upcoming Christmas production.