The sun blazed down on an “urban beach” in the middle of Highgate on Saturday, as a primary school carted in four tonnes of sand for its annual summer fair.
Highgate Primary School, in Storey Road, raised more than £6,000 to develop its playground by selling tickets, food, and even putting deckchairs up for adoption at the fair.
A crowd of 600 people basked in glorious weather for the beach-themed day that lasted from 1-4pm.
Lizzie Bloom, the co-chair of the school’s Parent Teacher Association, said: “We had a seaside theme for the fair and we wanted to create our own urban beach. Four tonnes of sand were delivered to the school on tractors.
“We even had an adopt a deckchair scheme where parents would commit to buying one, then receive an adoption certificate for it! “Deckchairs are really expensive and we didn’t want to buy them as a one-off.
“The weather was fantastic. It was the best weather I can remember having for a summer fair.”
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