A WARRINGTON schools mission to fund school trips for its pupils has caught the attention of BBC Newsround.

Staff, parents and governors from Latchford St James school took part in an epic three peaks challenge to raise money to make school trips more affordable and accessible for parents.

And the incredible initiative captured the attention of the BBC’s popular children’s news channel– with the show coming in to the school to film and cover a story on the fundraiser.

Donations have poured in from residents and local businesses since the announcement of the fundraising event.

Warrington Guardian: Pupils, staff and governors completed the three peak challengePupils, staff and governors completed the three peak challenge (Image: Supplied)
The trek across the three highest peaks in Scotland, England and Wales over 24 hours began on Tuesday, May 28.

Members of staff, parents and governors all gathered at the bottom of Ben Nevis in Scotland at 4pm to start the challenge and finished just over 24 hours later – due to unforeseen closures on the M8 in Glasgow – at the top of Snowdon in Wales.

 Speaking on the challenge, head teacher at the school, Andy Hayes, said: “It was an incredibly tough challenge, but the team worked together brilliantly well.

“Our fundraising has currently hit the £6,500 mark with our GoFundMe page reaching an amazing £3,490.

“We are expecting more money to come through in the coming weeks. This has surpassed our target of £6,000 and we are so grateful to the school community for their support.”

Warrington Guardian: They completed the walk to raise money to make school trips more affordable for parentsThey completed the walk to raise money to make school trips more affordable for parents (Image: Supplied)
Generous donations from local businesses and companies that parents of the school work for, have also added a huge amount to the funding pot.

“One of our parent team members, Andy Grayson, works for Brakes and they kindly donated £500 towards our target,” Andy explained.

“Another one of our parent team members, Frankie Bird, works for Royal Mail and received a donation of £250. This challenge has really brought our school community closer.”

However, it was not just outside donations that contributed to the success of the fundraiser, as the pupils hosted a range of mini fundraising events, to raise even more money.

BBC’s Newsround came into the school to film some of the fundraising events, with each class completing their very own.

Warrington Guardian: BBC Newsround covered the fundraiser BBC Newsround covered the fundraiser (Image: Supplied)
The fun and creative events included a bake sale, break-the-rules day at school, a sponsored bleep test, a dance-a-thon, Zumba-a-thon and a sponsored walk.

Between them, the children raised around £2,000 towards the school’s target.

The school head concluded by saying: “I am so proud of our amazing school community for coming together.

“It is a privilege to be the headteacher of this amazing school and with the money we have raised, more and more children can access school trips at an affordable cost to their parents/carers.”