Mothers' walk raises more than £10,000 for schools

A group of mothers have walked the 90 miles (145km) around the boundary of Exmoor National Park to raise money for their children's schools.

The Moorland Mums group of eight women have raised more than £10,500 for the Moorland Federation, which runs nine schools in west Somerset.

"It was more about giving something back to our already brilliant schools that offer so much with small budgets and limited resources," said Jasmine Willford from Wheddon Cross.

Naomi Philp, Executive Head Teacher at the Moorland Federation said: "The realities of school funding can limit the extent of additional enrichment opportunities and so these funds will mean a huge amount to our schools."

"This generous fundraising will enable us to further enhance STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) resources and create additional opportunities in eco-education, sport and the arts.

"We are incredibly thankful for all they have achieved and the lasting difference their support will make for our children," she added.

The hike took four days, and the group walked an average of 24 miles (38km) on each leg of the journey, tackling more than 4,500m of elevation.

They were joined by head teachers from some of the schools during part of the route.

Emma Luxton, from Brompton Regis, said: "A few of us are farmers, and we've left our husbands and kids behind in the lambing and calving season but they've done a great job."

"We just wanted to give back to the schools, my children love going there.

"There's two sets of Lego-coding equipment that go round the schools so we need some more of that, and at Porlock School we're looking at a sports event and some new science equipment."

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