MONMOUTH Comprehensive School raised nearly £300 for Red Nose Day, receiving donations from students, staff and members of the community.

Red Nose Day is an annual fundraising campaign in the UK held on March 20 which is organised by Comic Relief, bringing people together to do something for charity, and raises funds to tackle poverty, provide food, shelter and support people going through difficult times all around the world.

Hugo Hutchison, Head Teacher at Monmouth Comprehensive School, said: “Supporting events such as Red Nose Day is important because it turns abstract concepts like ‘charity’ into collective action, showing our students that they can have a positive and meaningful impact on the lives of others both across the UK and globally.

“Another example of this is Pink Friday, coming up later this week, where we look forward to raising money this Friday for St David’s Hospice. This is in memory of Mrs Lewis, a much- missed member of our school community.”

Red Nose Day typically raises money through a series of different activities, including hosting community school and workplace events like dressing up, hosting bake sales, sponsoring challenges and wearing red noses.

An example of a sponsored challenge is when Monmouthshire saw Greg James on his “longest cycle” when he passed through Abergavenny and numerous parts in the area as part of his cycle which was 1,000 kilometres.

Greg rode from Weymouth to Edinburgh raising four million pounds for Comic Relief so far.

Comic Relief was first founded in 1985 by Lenny Henry who was a comedian but the first ‘Red Nose Day’ was held in 1988 and raised over £15 million the day holds a a live telethon which is hosted on BBC One and BBC iPlayer and features lots of different famous faces.