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School uniform charity plans fundraising week
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- Clare Ashford BBC Radio Shropshire BBCLeanne Farlie set up Little Stars in 2020A charity which helps support families in Shropshire with the cost of school uniform is planning a week of fundraising.
- Little Stars was set up by Leanne Farlie in 2020 and it also collects donations of unwanted uniform.
- She said the average cost of a secondary school uniform was about £289, not including shoes, and that was "quite an astronomical cost for a lot of families".
Clare Ashford BBC Radio Shropshire BBCLeanne Farlie set up Little Stars in 2020A charity which helps support families in Shropshire with the cost of school uniform is planning a week of fundraising.
Little Stars was set up by Leanne Farlie in 2020 and it also collects donations of unwanted uniform.
She said the average cost of a secondary school uniform was about £289, not including shoes, and that was "quite an astronomical cost for a lot of families".
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