The cost of living crisis has affected many of us, especially in the run-up to Christmas. To try and combat the stress of managing finances around the Christmas period, Mrs Lund, Family Learning Mentor, put a plan into action. In October, she started to contact local businesses and supermarkets in Carlisle to see whether they would donate either money, food or other gifts to go into a Christmas hamper for some of our families who need it most. Thanks to the hard work of Mrs Lund and the generosity of the local community, she has managed to create 40 hampers that include all the essentials for Christmas, such as food, clothes and gifts. Collectively, £1,600 was donated, which paid for

More than 200 pupils came together to improve their sporting skills and hear about an inspiring Everest adventure at the annual Year 6 Netball Participation Festival, which took place at William Howard School (WHS) in Brampton in November. All Year 6 pupils from each of our Trust schools were invited, as well as the Year 9 Sports Leaders from each of our three secondary schools. They were split into different countries for the day, working with students from other schools and guided by secondary school Sports Leaders to complete a range of netball skills, matches and tournaments. Participants also listened to an inspirational talk from guest speaker, Chris Mothersdale, about his adventures climbing Mount Everest and everyone received certificates of