Rugby five-year-old Logan braves five-mile walk to raise more than £800 for his primary school

Logan and his mother brave the cold to walk two miles.

Five-year-old Logan from New Bilton made his family and his school exceptionally proud by braving a five-mile walk in the cold to raise funds for Abbots Farm Community Infant School.

Logan has autism, and mother Roanna Hodges said the fundraiser was Logan's thank-you to the school for all of their support.

Roanna said: "The start of the new school year has been difficult because of coronavirus.

"It's not the same routine he is used to so he's been unsettled.

"His teacher Miss Trasler has been brilliant in supporting him."

"The whole school has been brilliant too - when he was in preschool they fought hard to get him a referral before the summer holidays so he could get the diagnosis of autism.

"Kids in preschool are a priority for that, so if the school hadn't fought, we would have ended up on a long waiting list.

"And they arranged for lots of support to be in place ready for when he started in reception - even though they haven't had the funding for it.

"We're missing out on a lot of funding because his academic performance is good - his social development isn't being taken into account.

"And for the school to get extra funding they have to prove they are spending £6,000 a year extra on Logan, and it's difficult for them to do that at the moment.

"The normal ways of fundraising, like fairs, can't happen at the moment."

On Saturday October 24 Logan completed his five-mile walk around Draycote Water in just two hours.

Abbots Farm headteacher Jeanette Lovejoy came along to see Logan and Roanna at the start of their walk.

"He did really well," Roanna said.

"He struggled a bit because his ears were getting cold - but luckily we remembered his ear defenders."

Logan surpassed his original target of £500 to raise more than £800.

And the school is so proud of him they are planning on creating a plaque to record his efforts.

"It's brilliant, that means if Logan has children and they go to the school, they'll be able to see their dad's name on the wall," Roanna said.

To donate to Logan's fundraiser, visit bit.ly/31Jo4hl