Marlow Bottom Preschoolers walk to Paris' Marly-le-Roi

Students at the Marlow Bottom Preschool walked from the village to Marlow’s twin town of Maryl-Le-Roi in France, which is in the western suburbs of Paris.

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The challenge was to collectively walk 466 kilometres (289 miles) to France in 30 days to raise money for the preschool.

But the children and adults taking part managed to achieve this feat in exactly three weeks (21 days).

Marlow Bottom Preschool heavily rely on fundraising to top-up their early years' funding which is received from the Government.

But due to the ongoing pandemic and social distancing requirements, the preschool has been unable to hold its key fundraising events.

The preschool is aiming to raise £2,500 and so far, £2,095 has been accumulated.

Some of the children taking part

Tina Horler, the preschool manager said: “How thrilled and amazed we are at the number of miles the children have walked, in order to exceed our target.

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“The preschool has been part of the community for a long, long time and the money raised will certainly help pay towards the day to day costs to keep the preschool open for the children.

“The preschool has raised a staggering £2,095 from family, friends, people of the community and local businesses.

“We would like to pay a special thanks to The Shanly Foundation, who made a considerable donation - this leaves us shy of our target, but we hope some last-minute.

“The theme for this year’s events was based around well-being, so during the month of June, the children have been participating in sponsored 466kilometres walkathon to Marlow’s twin town of Maryl Le Roi, France.

“This fits in well with the theme, respected the current social distancing guidelines, and keeps the children and their families safe whilst enjoying some fresh air and new adventures.

The children totted up their daily distance by walking, scooting, and biking, enjoying the fresh air, puddles and sunshine.

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Marlow Bottom Preschool CIO was founded in the early 1960s and is for children aged between two-years-old and five-years-old.

In 1990, the preschool became parent-run where they achieved charity status shortly afterwards and in 2014, MBPS was converted to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation.

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