A SURBITON school is helping veterans in its local care home by taking part in a charity walk.
Twenty pupils and teachers from Southborough High will raise money for Royal Star & Garter when they take part in the 10km Winter Walk through London on Saturday (January 25).
The school visits the charity’s Surbiton Home regularly, and hope to raise £1,500.
Pupils have been visiting the home since last year as they work towards their Young Leaders Award. Residents have also been to Southborough High to give talks to students.
They will be joined on the walk by Heather Perkins and Ryan O’Connor, who are both RAF veterans, and are also raising money for the charity.
Heather, who left the RAF in 2014 after serving nearly five years, is now senior partnerships officer at Royal Star & Garter.
She said: “This is our first fundraiser of the year and we’d love to start with a bang and raise as much money as possible, to help the veterans we care for.
“I’m really looking forward to the Winter Walk, and joining Southborough High School and my friend Ryan on the start line. I’m very grateful for their support and hope we can raise lots of money.”
Ryan attained the rank of senior aircraftman during his five years in the RAF, before leaving in 2013.
He said: “Royal Star & Garter is a charity which helps veterans and their families, and one day that might be me and my family. So I’m really happy to be doing this for such a good cause.”