ABOUT 200 people braved the heatwave for a fundraising fun day at Shelley Primary School
A total of £529 was raised at the event on Sunday, which will go towards the school, pre-school and children's centre as well as funding a new barbecue to be used at future events.
The event was organised by the "Shelley Stars", a combination of Shelley Primary School, Bright Stars Preschool and Little Star Children Centre, who are all based at the school.
Claire Spearman, manager of Bright Stars, helped to organise the event. She said: "It was a good day and we were helped out by lots of volunteers this year.
"About 200 people turned up, which is a little less than usual, but it was still a good day. Maybe the hot weather meant people didn't have the energy.
"We had loads to offer and the barbecue food was excellent – it was supplied by the local Butchers Hockings.
"We had a sweet tree with hundreds of sweets on it and people had to guess how many sweets were on it.
"We also had lots of tombolas, and raffles with plenty of prizes and giveaways to be won.
"A lot of local businesses pitched in with coupons and prizes. The Epping Ongar Railway donated a free family day out."
The Shelley Funday was held between 12 and 3pm at the school playing fields, off Milton Crescent.
