A Mansfield school has received £2,000 to help disadvantaged children attend residential breaks throughout the year.

Farmilo Primary said it aimed for all children to take part in at least one residential while with the school.

Now it has thanked the James Henry Blake Charity for the donation — presented by trustees Jean Matthews and Michael Beeley — to support its plans.

Children from year 1 onwards visit Walesby, Hathersage, and Lea Green on residential breaks, taking part in a variety of activities.

Headteacher Suzanne Tryner said the breaks also encouraged positive relationships and independence.

“We know that this money will go a long way to support our children and their families. We are grateful for their support,” she added

The James, Henry Blake Charity provides grants for the social and personal development of young people in need of support who live in Mansfield and Chatteris, Cambridgeshire. They enable children and young people to take part in approved, organised, and safeguarded educational and leisure activities.

The charity was set up more than 100 years ago by James Henry Blake, a former mayor of Mansfield, to benefit children in deprived areas in the town.

Many Mansfield people will recall the name Blake from the Blake and Beeley hardware store on Church Street in the town. James Henry Blake was a regular worshipper at St Peter’s Church, Mansfield, where a window is dedicated to his memory.