Students at Harborough secondary school raise over £2,500 for Ukrainian refugees

Students at a secondary school in Market Harborough have raised over £2,500 for Ukrainian refugees fleeing their homeland.

The impressive sum has been generated by 1,000 pupils, their parents, families and staff at Robert Smyth Academy on Burnmill Road.

They united to raise the money after staging a special blue and yellow non-uniform day at the school last Friday (March 18).

Blue and yellow are of course the proud colours of the Ukrainian flag.

Dan Cleary, the head at Robert Smyth, told the Harborough Mail today: “This special day to support and get behind the people of Ukraine was led from the start by our fantastic students.

“It was their idea and they carried it out superbly.

“They are so passionate about supporting the poor people of Ukraine caught up in this terrible war,” said Dan.

“They want to make a change and they want to express their views.