A primary school facing a £150,000 deficit this year is raising funds for energy improvements by climbing the charts with its own Christmas single.
Barn Croft Primary School in Walthamstow, east London, released ‘You’re the Voice’ – with an accompanying glossy music video – on Friday.
Three days later, it had reached number three in the iTunes Christmas song list and 36 on the platform’s overall UK singles chart.
So far, £21,867 of a £50,000 target has been raised via a Crowdfunder page advertising the school’s aspiration to bag the Christmas number one spot.
A further £5,000 has been donated by an anonymous benefactor, while M&S Community Energy Fund has provided £5,000 in match funding.
