Amazon: Backpacks gifted to Seven Fields Primary School

Seven Fields Primary School in Penhill is an academy catering to children aged three to 11 in one of the most deprived areas of Swindon.

This academic year, the school has been selected by Amazon to receive almost 100 new backpacks and school supplies, worth over £1,000.

This comes as part of a nationwide Amazon initiative to donate 10,000 backpacks filled with essential school items to schools in Swindon, Swansea, London, Manchester, Edinburgh and more.

The items, worth more than £120,000, will help ensure that local children are equipped for school, no matter their family income.

Seven Fields Primary School staff are thrilled at the gift to pupils (Image: Seven Fields Primary School) Mrs Karen Luker, from Seven Fields Primary School, added: “We are so grateful to the Amazon team in Swindon for this donation of backpacks for our pupils.

"They will be so excited to receive them and to see what’s inside – thank you, Amazon! We do appreciate all your support.” 

25 volunteers from Amazon Swindon spent the day packing the backpacks, which contain bookmarks, pencils, water bottles and notebooks, ready to be delivered to the school.

A look at some of the backpacks children will receive (Image: Seven Fields Primary School) Irina Curdoglo, who works at the Swindon branch of the global company, said: “I had such a great time putting together the backpacks with my colleagues to support Seven Fields Primary School.

"It’s great to see Amazon supporting the education of children in our area and I’m glad to have been part of it.” 

The latest initiative comes as part of Amazon's ongoing efforts to support families in need in local communities.

The company previously co-founded the Multibank initiative with former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown which has donated more than 3 million surplus goods to over 400,000 families across Scotland, Wales, Greater Manchester, and London. 

Amazon's £400 million Swindon warehouse, near Gablecross Police Station just off the A420, has only been up and running in the town for two years but has already given jobs to thousands of locals.

When the plans for the building were first put in, developer Panattoni said it could bring more than 1,000 jobs to Swindon, but this has been doubled.