Residents and businesses in and around Ware are being urged to rally behind a new local charity initiative that organisers warn could fail to secure vital funding for schools unless it attracts sufficient support.
A new fundraising event, Fire & Ice, will take place at Ware Lido and Priory on Saturday 7th March, with organisers aiming to recruit at least 100 participants in a single day of high-impact challenges. The funds raised will support the rollout of ambitious educational projects for children in Ware and surrounding areas.
The event invites participants to test themselves by choosing between a fire walk, a cold-water swim, or, for those seeking the ultimate challenge, both. Designed as a one-day experience running from 10.00am to 4.00pm, Fire & Ice is positioned as both a personal endurance test and a community-led effort to back creative learning initiatives at a time when schools are facing mounting financial pressures.
Organisers say the target of 100 participants is critical to unlocking the funding required to deliver upcoming projects in local schools. Without sufficient numbers, they warn, the charity risks stalling plans intended to bring large-scale, confidence-building experiences to children across the area.
Fire & Ice is raising money for Project Possibility, a newly established charity founded by three local friends who wanted to create opportunities that challenge how children see their own potential. The charity works with schools locally and nationally, using hands-on, creative projects to help pupils explore ambition, imagination and possibility.
Rather than focusing on conventional classroom-based interventions, Project Possibility designs immersive initiatives that encourage pupils to think big. Its projects have included helping children write and publish their own books, create films and music, and design green spaces, all aimed at demonstrating that ambitious ideas are achievable with the right support.
One of the charity’s most notable projects to date, Classtronauts, was recently delivered at Priors Wood Primary School. As part of the programme, pupils planned and executed a space-themed mission, launching and tracking a high-altitude balloon as it travelled to the edge of space and returned to Earth. Organisers say the project provided a powerful lesson in teamwork, problem-solving and belief in one’s own abilities.
Following that success, the charity now plans to roll out further ambitious projects to schools in Ware and neighbouring communities over the next year. Those plans, however, are dependent on the success of Fire & Ice as one of the organisation’s first major fundraising efforts.
“Fire & Ice is about stepping outside your comfort zone so children can step into bigger possibilities,” said a spokesperson for Project Possibility. “Every participant helps us deliver creative, confidence-building experiences for young people right here in our local community.” – Co-Founder, James Frecknall
The organisers are calling on individuals, local groups and businesses to get involved in the coming weeks. People aged 12 and over can take part in the fire walk, while the cold-water swim is open to those aged 18 and above. Supporters are also encouraged to recruit friends, family members or colleagues to join the challenge.
For those unable to participate, donations can be made directly through the event’s online fundraising page. Organisers stress that every contribution helps turn ambitious ideas into reality for children who may otherwise never experience them.
With the event date approaching, the charity says community support over the next few weeks will determine whether Fire & Ice meets its goal. Success would secure vital funding for future school projects and signal strong local backing for innovative approaches to education.
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