Running for care: Darite’s festive dash

“We’ve done the Rudolph Run for two years now. We love raising money and the children have a fantastic afternoon doing it. It’s a really worthwhile cause.

“St Luke’s is so important because the work they do for their patients is invaluable and I know that some members of our school community and the village in general have had loved ones at St Luke’s for their final days. The fact that we know that they’re well looked after, they’re supported, they’re cared for, is so important and anything we can do to help is a bonus. Knowing the children like we do, we can adapt the way we tell them, the way we help them understand, because unfortunately death is a part of life and so at some point they will go through it. There’s a stigma attached to it. So the better prepared they can be, the more support we can give them as a school.”