A primary school in Suffolk has sent out an appeal to one of the members of Take That to visit the school and give a retiring teacher the best send-off they can.
St Gregory Primary School in Sudbury has sent out a message to Gary Barlow to either visit the school or make a video for Trish Wingfield, who is retiring after spending 13 years at the school and is a huge fan of the Take That singer.
The video, which has been seen 32,000 times on Twitter, features the school's headteacher Daniel Woodrow speaking to the camera about Mrs Wingfield, and ends with a pan to students at the school saying please.
Hi @GaryBarlow! This is a message from the children of St Greg’s asking for your help in surprising Mrs Wingfield, our amazing, inspirational teacher who is retiring at the end of this year and is a huge fan of yours. She’s so special to us all- please say yes!#GetGaryToStGregs pic.twitter.com/mp5lWQAM0N
— St Gregory Primary (@StGregoryCEVCP) May 19, 2023
Mr Woodrow said: "She is an exceptional teacher and one of the kindest people I have ever met.
"She teaches in our Specialist Unit, and the compassion, inclusion, aspiration and creativity that she shares with her children is inspirational, they absolutely thrive in her care."
Along with the tweet, the school has created the hashtag, #GetGaryToStGregs, with the tweet getting 35 retweets, 61 likes and numerous responses from people tweeting to Gary Barlow.
The class is also learning Gary's song Sing, which is Mrs Wingfield's favourite song, and they will perform it for her at the end of the year.
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