Boys from Papplewick School in Ascot, with their parents and friends, joined the school’s annual sponsored walk in Windsor Great Park on Sunday, 23rd April, in aid of charity Make a Wish.

Make a Wish grants magical wishes to enrich the lives of children and young people fighting life-threatening conditions. Children the charity has helped have starred in their own films, walked with dinosaurs or met a celebrity hero. All the wishes granted are varied, personal and magical and bring respite from the difficulties of living with a life-threatening condition.

The walkers enjoyed beautiful spring weather. A number of the boys ran part of the course, while many of the walkers took between two and three hours to complete the eight-mile circuit.

Headmaster Tom Bunbury said: “It was a wonderful turn-out of boys, parents, other relations and dogs. The purpose of the walk was to raise funds for Make a Wish, and I am hugely grateful for the generous donations received. We have already raised a remarkable £4.330 including Gift Aid from just 67 donations, and I’m hopeful that we can raise at least £9,000, so that three wishes can be carried out.”

All the participants enjoyed a well-earned picnic at the end.

Donations can be made at: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Papplewick-School2