LLANGROVE CE primary school PTFA has been named as the central England winner in the PTFA Fundraising Achievement category of the NCPTA's Gold Star Awards 2011, for their annual Big Breakfast event.

Back in 2008, when the PTFA heard that their school was to close they embarked on an awareness campaign to raise much needed money and to firmly establish the school as part of the local community.

Since its inaugural event three further Big Breakfasts have been held raising over £4,000 which has supported the school and other local charities such as the Midlands Air Ambulance Service. The PTFA has built up fantastic links with the local business community which now provides the majority of the foods along with local WI members who supply all the jams.

The judges were particularly impressed that the Big Breakfast initiative was a key feature of the campaign to save the school and that during such a difficult time for parents, they rallied round to literally save the day.