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PUPILS at a local school are under starter’s orders for a unique sports day – and they are aiming to have fun, get fit, and make a difference to Ark Cancer Centre Charity.

The COVID-19 pandemic means that while around 140 pupils are still coming in to St Mary’s Church of England Junior School, in Belle Vue Road, Old Basing, more than 200 are unable to attend school at present and have been home schooling.

A MESSAGE FROM MERV REES

I hope that you and your loved ones are staying safe and well in these most challenging of times.

I am writing to thank you for your ongoing support for Ark Cancer Centre Charity – it is much appreciated – and to give you an update on Ark’s £5million appeal and its mission to help fund and deliver supportive care and services, complementary therapies, and an enhanced environment for cancer patients and their loved ones. I also want to let you know how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on Ark’s ongoing work and fundraising.

HE’S a world record-breaking quiz king – and now Basingstoke pub landlord Richard Curtis and his wonderful quiz fans are set to give Ark Cancer Centre Charity a helping hand.

Father-of-three Richard, landlord of The Portsmouth Arms, in Hatch Warren, has been hosting a quiz online virtually every day since the COVID-19 lockdown started, entertaining more than 300,000 people who have taken part, and raising more than £40,000 for local charities.

JOIN our 2020 Challenge, have fun and get fit – that’s the message of the latest phase of Ark Cancer Centre Charity’s #Free2DoGood campaign.

As we prepare to start another week of lockdown, we’ve come up with 20 challenges for children and 20 challenges for adults that will help to keep you active, entertained and occupied.

All our ideas are free to take part in – but if you want to do some fundraising, then that would be great, and you can raise money by setting up a fundraising page at https://www.justgiving.com/accc