Tonge Moor School pupils pen very special letter to parents

In the days of email and text, post isn't usually something to get excited about — but this postcard is one letter parents will want to keep forever.

For every single child at the school as spelled out their hopes and dreams for the future.

Royal Mail postman Gareth Nicholls, whose son attends Tonge Moor Primary, made a special visit to the school to collect each and every letter ready for it to be delivered today.

Royal Mail bosses came up with the first class idea after hearing through Gareth the school had put on a special Dream Big event to welcome pupils back to school. The idea was for youngsters to realise, with the right education and support, nothing was beyond their reach.

Gareth, with a little help from his son, loaded all 400 plus letters into the van, to take to the sorting office.

And even Gareth has no idea what his son has penned.

Oliver, aged 5, said : "I was so happy my dad came to school and it was good to help him.

"What I have written is top secret."

Pippa Bolton, aged six, added: "It is top secret what I have written ­—I prefer writing than texting."

Tonge Moor Primary School's visit by postman Gareth Nicholls. Picture by George Haslam

Gareth said: "My boss he suggested that the children write postcards as part of aspirations week to send to their families and I can pick them up. I picked up 400 and odd postcards. I haven't got a clue what Oliver has written, he says it is a surprise.

"Children love sending and getting letters."

As part of the Dream Big Week, youngsters dressed up as their future selves, showing what they would like to do when adults.

Assistant headteacher Robina Durrani said: “It was really important for us for the children to return to school with a positive attitude and their personal wellbeing was so important to use so we wanted to be really creative. They were really exited about writing letters and a postman visiting."