Prestatyn school raises more than £200 in support of 999 Cenotaph campaign

The ‘999 Cenotaph’ campaign was set up to support the two million people currently working and volunteering within the emergency services, all of whom have shown commitment to public service throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

While there are various monuments dedicated to each of the emergency services, there is no one national monument where the NHS and emergency services are honoured together - which is why a 999 Cenotaph was proposed.

This monument is aimed to be located on Whitehall at the heart of Central London, and is being sculpted by Philip Jackson CVO and supported by HRH The Duke of Cambridge.

On Friday, December 3, 2021, staff and pupils at Prestatyn High School supported the 999 Cenotaph campaign by wearing a colour from the emergency services (red, blue, green or orange) with their full school uniform.

They also made and sold keyrings and cakes with the colours represented by the emergency services, and in total raised £202.85.

Dr Davies, visited the school last week to congratulate the staff and pupils in person.

He said: “This is a fantastic effort by both staff and pupils at Prestatyn High School and I thank them all for taking part.

“Our NHS and emergency service workers have always done a sterling job, but they have gone above and beyond over the past two years.

“Having a cenotaph to honour them will be incredible, but raising the £3.2m needed is no mean feat and therefore every little helps.

“I put an appeal out to schools in the area to get involved and I am very pleased that Prestatyn High School decided to do so.

“I know their contribution to the cenotaph will be very much appreciated.”

Assistant head teacher at Prestatyn High School, Pam Hill, said: “We were very pleased to help raise funds for the campaign and thank James for letting us know about it.

“It was an enjoyable day raising vital funds for a very worthy cause.”