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Countdown to £95,000 as Rachel Riley supports Golders Green school

Crucial funds raised for Rimon Primary as head warns: 'Government funding no longer covers our basic costs'

November 20, 2019 11:50
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Countdown’s Rachel Riley helped Rimon Jewish Primary in Golders Green raise £95,000 from a dinner attended by parents, grandparents, staff and other supporters.

The money raised was important as Rimon has suffered a 10 per cent cut in government funding while having to meet an eight per cent rise in staff costs.

Interviewed by Glamour magazine editor Deborah Joseph – a Rimon parent of three – Ms Riley spoke of her experiences of fighting antisemitism, her efforts to encourage more girls to continue their education in Stem subjects and life on the Countdown set.

There was also a performance from the Rimon choir and a rendition of Castle on a Cloud from a pupil who is currently appearing as Cosette in Les Misérables in the West End.

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