A GROUP of former Chilton Trinity School students are holding a reunion to give their old school a send-off before it is demolished.

The building is due to be knocked down this autumn to make way for the new school and the former students want to hold one last prom there with their old classmates.

Former student Tina Heath, 57, nee Good, attended the school when it was first opened in 1966 and is now trying to raise a reunion and raise money for charity.

She said: “We are trying to contact as many of us oldies as possible, and with a lot of our age group not being into computers, or on Facebook etc, the contacting of these ex school mates is down to good old leg work.”

Heather Bradley, 53, nee Rossiter, added: “I saw the school being built from my house and it will be sad to see it go. But the new school will be a fantastic facility. It would be nice for the first pupils to give the old school a good send-off.”

The prom reunion will be at Chilton School on Saturday, September 22.

The group is also planning to hold a five-a side football tournament and car boot sale in the summer to raise funds for St. Margaret's Hospice.

· The' ex students from 1966-75 inclusive' prom tickets will be on sale soon at £10 each, with proceeds going to St Margaret's Hospice. A reunion meeting is taking place on February 9, at the British Flag, in Chilton Street. To buy a ticket or for more information, call Tina on 01278-456637 or 07773359585.