Roman Williams pressed the button
to light up both the Christmas tree
at County Hall and a nearby
roundabout helping to deliver
festive cheer to everyone who
passed by.
Roman, who lives in Fishburn and
attends Sedgefield Primary School,
was born with a rare condition called
pulmonary atresia, which is a
blockage in the blood flow from his
heart to his lungs.
As previously reported in the
Sedgefield News, Roman underwent
a heart transplant in December 2015,
but there were complications with
his kidneys which means he needs
dialysis every night.
Despite these
challenges, he is a cheerful little boy
with a cheeky sense of humour who
loves computer games, Lego and
Newcastle United Football Club.
Roman’s mother, Zoe Pickering,
said: “Roman loves Christmas and
he and his brothers and sister are
very excited about it.
Switching on
the Christmas tree lights was a
wonderful experience for Roman.
We are very proud of him.”
Our ‘Rewards Shop’ is a new
initiative this year and opens at the
end of each half-term. Last half-term,
there was a lot of excitement from
our students for many of the items
and none more so than a ticket for
afternoon tea in our Food
Department, organised by Miss
Lennox. Tickets for the event sold
out quickly and everyone taking part
had a wonderful time!
This half-term, there are lots of new
items to be purchased with ‘praises’
and the chance to order festive hot
drinks is proving to be particularly
popular!
This year for the first time we
supported the Snow Party. Members
of the group and non-members from
our local community voluntarily
made range of sweet and savoury
snacks and gave up their time to
help on the day. One of our local
businesses, The Cake Studio also
supported by baking some fabulous
sweets treats, you can visit their
Facebook page to see a range of
cakes and further contact details.
