Fife school children hill walk to raise funds for Mountain Rescue Teams

The primary 1-4 class at Letham Primary School have been learning about ‘People Who Help Us’ during term one.

The children were very interested about the Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) and learned that they are all volunteers.

Earlier this month, the 18 pupils did a fundraising walk for the MRT. The walk was a very hilly 2.5 miles in the local area.

Everyone really enjoyed the challenge; splashing in puddles, being outdoors, encouraging each other and walking up hills.

“This was an alternative learning experience for the children in term one; due to Covid-19 they cannot go on school trips or have visitors into the school,” said Mrs Spence, class teacher.

“This was an idea that the children had and we worked together, creating posters, choosing a challenging route to walk and fundraising.”

“My favourite part was seeing the cows and sheep,” said Ayda.

“We saw lots of nature and autumn colours, it was very interesting,” added Vienna.

Tilly said: “The walk was so fun, I loved running and talking. I hope we can do it again next year.”

“It was a beautiful walk up the hills,” admitted Fergus.

“We walked to the phone mast and back to school, it was really fun. It was sunny and we had a snack.”

“I loved the walk and running down the hill,” added Charlie.

The school has said thank you to all of the families, friends and school staff who supported the fundraising project. There was £600 raised for the MRT.

Mountain Rescue Teams are made up of volunteers, who are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.