Fish bar’s charity day boosts school
THE manager of Hennessy s Fish Bar in Ely has handed over a cheque for more than £1,000 to St Mary s Primary School, following a charity day at the Market Place shop earlier this month. Danny Hennessy offered discounted chips, face-painting, children s r
THE manager of Hennessy's Fish Bar in Ely has handed over a cheque for more than £1,000 to St Mary's Primary School, following a charity day at the Market Place shop earlier this month.
Danny Hennessy offered discounted chips, face-painting, children's rides and a raffle on the packed day, and raised £1,078 in the process.
Headteacher James Hickish said: "We are absolutely thrilled that Danny and his staff have done this for our school - when Danny mentioned it to me on the phone, I jumped at it.
"The school is trying very hard to work with the rest of the community and on this occasion, the community came to us," he said.
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The money will be used to plant a new garden for the school's pupils.
Mr Hennessy said: "It's good for us and it's good for the community - I'd like to say thank you to all of my staff who worked for free for the day."
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He added that an Ely man, Mr Gains, won the raffle on the day, entitling him to a year's free fish and chips.
