News
03/10/2023
Highwood’s runners help Romsey Primary School’s children take centre stage
On a very hot day in June 2023, a team of nine runners from Highwood ran the Romsey Relay Marathon and raised almost £800 for Romsey Primary School. Highwood and the school have enjoyed a rewarding relationship for some time, beginning when a team of intrepid volunteers gave up their time to build an impressive outdoor classroom to enrich the way the children learn while connecting with nature.
As a result of this year’s marathon efforts, the 340 children at the school now have a superb collection of audio visual equipment to support their stage productions. The school invested in a lighting rig, boundary microphones, dynamic vocal microphones, conductor stands, cables and even a fog machine.
The equipment played a starring role in the KS2 summer production of ‘Let the Games Begin!’, which was a great success with standing-room early performances for the parents.
Highwood's 2023 Romsey Relay Marathon runners
New AV production equipment for Romsey Primary School
Taking productions to the next level
“Thank you to everyone at Highwood for continuing to support what we do at Romsey Primary School, it really does make a difference,” said Jason Anderson, Headteacher. “We’re under no illusion how hard the team worked to run a marathon! The incredible donation was spent updating and extending our audio and visual production capabilities.
“For many years, even though the children have always been fantastic, we felt our performances lacked the extra wow factor. Having this unexpected windfall allowed us to purchase stage equipment to take our productions to the next level.”
Watch our film of the 2023 Romsey Relay Marathon and the inspirational runners who made such a difference to the children at the school and read about the outdoor classroom that Highwood’s volunteers built for the school.