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: Gilly Jackson, Assistant Headteacher at Trafalgar School in Downton, receiving laptops from Wiltshire High Sheriff Ashley Truluck AN appeal in the Journal from a school for laptops to help pupils learn at home led to a delivery by Wiltshire’s High Sheriff. High Sheriff Ashley Truluck saw the article and contacted Wiltshire Digital Drive, a Community Interest Company formed last year to collect unwanted equipment and refurbish it before distributing it to families and groups in need. Mr Truluck is also chairman of trustees at Wiltshire Community Foundation, which had funded the group with a £5,000 grant from its Wiltshire and Swindon Coronavirus Response Fund. Wiltshire Digital Drive donated five laptops to Trafalgar School, which were delivered by Mr Truluck.
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Mr Killingsworth, a lifelong Peterborough resident, said he was delighted the hard work of the firm’s employees had enabled them to help local children from under-privileged backgrounds.
He said: “After finding out the desperate situation that local children are facing it made me want to do something to help.
“Through no fault of their own, not all children are able to have what many take for granted and I am passionate about giving opportunities to all Peterborough children to at least be average.
“After starting my own business from a market stall many years ago, I firmly believe that hard work and dedication can, and do, bring results.
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Around 8,000 school children do not have access to suitable tech to help them learn from home, meaning they risk falling behind their more fortunate peers
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If there is one thing that has sadly been highlighted by the pandemic it s the extreme disparities faced by some families.