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After two years of fundraising and a generous contribution from Kentown Wizard Foundation, a brand-new minibus was delivered to Cromwell High School in Dukinfield last week.

The event was attended by several guests including The Civic Mayor of Tameside, Councillor Shibley Alam, Hyde and Stalybridge MP Jonathan Reynolds and Richard Scott, the Trust and Foundations Manager for Variety, the children’s charity.

Suzanne Pass is the Headteacher at Cromwell High School and said “We’ve worked really hard with our Team Cromwell who raise funds for lots of things but the bus will make a massive difference. Having the additional support from Variety & Kentown Wizard Foundation has made all the difference. The new bus has wheelchair accessible seats, which means we can potentially get a whole class out together, where before we were restricted for wheelchair users and they had to be split. We couldn’t have done this without the help and support from the local community.”

Richard Scott from Variety was delighted to be present for the event and added “It’s fantastic to be here presenting a 17-seater sunshine coach with tail lift and at the moment we have two years of applications outstanding so this a great achievement. It’s getting increasingly challenging for fundraising across the country but we’ve been able to deliver this with the support of the Kentown Wizard Foundation.”

MP Jonathan Reynolds is no stranger to Cromwell High and was especially keen to support the event “People may know I have a son with autism, so the special education needs system and provision is something I’m very familiar with. I think this is an amazing place and what the young people get here and what the teachers provide and expand in recent years is just simply inspiring!"