Half term sporting fun and games raises £300 for charity at Friars Square Shopping Centre
A community fun day, which featured sports-themed fun and games for families, raised £300 for Friars Square Shopping Centre’s chosen charity.
The day of activities raised funds for Emmett’s Genies, a charity which supports children with critical or life-limiting conditions.
Activities started with three shows from Bread and Butter Theatre’s PE teachers Mr Stretch and Mr Armstrong, while Joy Magnet provided stilt-walkers in the form of bouncy footballers.
Meanwhile, the Friars Square team hosted funfair-style games including Splat the Rat, Hulk and football challenges, with children receiving medals for completing their games cards.
There were also creative workshops which gave children the chance to make their own flags, footballs and trophies.
The funds raised from the day means Friars Square Shopping Centre, located in Aylesbury town centre, has now raised more than £5,700 for Emmett’s Genies since 2024.
Emmett’s Genies is an Aylesbury-based charity that supports children with critical or life-limiting conditions, and was founded after Emmett was diagnosed with stage one germ cell tumour in 2018 at the age of two and a half.
Friars Square manager Andy Margieson said: “What a brilliant day and huge thanks to our generous shoppers.
“The £300 raised takes our total beyond £5,700 and this will go to support the great work that Emmett’s Genies does supporting critically ill children and their families in Aylesbury.
“I’d also like to thank all of the team at Friars Square who put in a lot of time and enthusiasm to make this event go so well.”