Kings of Wessex Academy's toilets in Cheddar twinned to help Tearfund

The generosity of a Kings of Wessex student has inspired the Cheddar academy to start twinning its toilets for a good cause.

Hallie Crandon, a Year 11 pupil, heard about Toilet Twinning in her local church. The scheme works in a similar way to town twinning, and for a £60 donation people twin their toilet with that of an impoverished family in a country of their choosing.

It funds the work of international relief and development agency Tearfund, who use the donations to provide clean water, basic sanitation, and hygiene education.

Hallie used her Christmas money to twin a toilet and then spread the word at school, and as a result Kings of Wessex has now twinned two of its toilets.

A representative from Toilet Twinning visited recently to present the academy with certificates, and has also provided photographs and GPS co-ordinates of the toilets' twins so that pupils can find them on Google Maps.

Kings of Wessex Academy is now planning to twin all its toilets in the future.