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MITTON MANOR MINORS’ MAGICAL MORNING
JAMIE OLIVER CHOOSES MARTIN’S MEAT!
When the children of Mitton Manor Pre-School Group in Tewkesbury heard about the plight of a young girl living in poverty in Africa, they decided last month’s Red Nose Day would provide an ideal opportunity to help. Angela Walker, a play leader at the group, told Tewkesbury Direct: “We have been learning about a young girl called Ronika, who is a four years old and lives in a slum in Kenya. “Ronika must help her family every day by keeping the shed that they live in clean and tidy; if not Ronika could easily become ill from the dirt and germs that are rife in the slum. “The children have been so lovely thinking of ways they could help Ronika. They did jobs at home to raise money. Tasks they undertook were laying the table, hoovering, dusting, put-
Red Nose Day at Mitton Manor Pre-School Group
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ting the rubbish out, making beds, putting their toys away, dressing and undressing them selves. “On Red Nose Day children came in fancy dress or wore something red. We had red play activities and the children made jam on toast, red nose biscuits, and
red jelly for snack time. “We played stick the red dot on the clown, dancing games and to finish with the children could pay 50p to throw a custard pie at me! “In total we made £160 - a fantastic effort by the very young” MORE PICTURES can be seen on page 22.
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