Parents from Loreto Grammar and Preparatory Schools in Altrincham turned the main assembly hall into a banqueting suite for a Parents’ Association dinner.

The event raised £1,500 to fund play equipment for the younger girls and outdoor seating for the older pupils at the two schools on Dunham Road.

Loreto Parents’ Association chairperson Dr. Laura O’Brien said: ‘It’s a wonderful opportunity for parents to come together and share our common values especially in the week when we remember the founder of the Loreto order, Mary Ward. We all particularly enjoyed the moment when one of the Loreto sisters won the Heads or Tails competition.’