Overview

• Pupils returning on September 3 were shown the new playground, created as a lasting legacy to Alice da Silva Aguiar and Bebe King.
• Donations surpassed the £250,000 target, raising more than £370,000, with surplus money to be shared between charities.
• The site features a library, a performance stage with sound and lighting, adventure and games areas, a cycle track, and quiet spaces for reflection.
• Murals by local artist Tony Wynne, shaped by pupils’ ideas and themed around hope, include motifs tied to the girls and their classmates.
• The project, proposed by Alice’s parents and supported by Sergio Aguiar’s London Marathon fundraising, follows last year’s attack that also killed Elsie Dot Stancombe; the perpetrator is serving a 52‑year sentence.