Coldplay guitar raises £11,000 for school extension
Ground finally broke on the extension earlier this year after the guitarA parent of the school had a connection to Coldplay and asked them to help out.Parent Nadia Moule's husband, Glenn, is a friend of the bassist Guy Berryman and contacted him asking for help.Nadia Moule said it was "amazing" to be offered the guitar for their raffle prize
She actually met her husband-to-be at a Coldplay concert in 2009 as his band Howling Bells was supporting them in their Viva la Vida Tour."Everyone worked very hard to raise all the finds and now to see the children in the classrooms, it has so much more space and in a little village - it means everything to us.
Head of school Alison Rawlings said the school had nationwide interest in the raffle but the guitar was won by a local fan and is still in the village. She said: "When we were thinking about planning our raffle that was not the star prize that we were expecting.She added she was thankful for everyone's help in raising the money.
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