Pictured above: (l-r) Headmaster of Severndale Chris Davies, Rhea Alton Chair of the networking group and Jeremy Lloyd of Severn Business Network 

A Shropshire networking group has donated £250 to a county specialist school after being told of the sterling work they do.

The Severn Business Network group, which meets at the Prostar Stadium in Shrewsbury, decided to give a donation to the Severndale School in Monkmoor.

Jeremy Lloyd is a member of the network group with his business JEM Finance but is also a governor at Severndale as his son Nathan attends the school.

He said: "My son goes to the school and what they do is excellent work. Nathan has been there now for eight years and he will be here for another six and I cannot think of a better place for him to be."

Chris Davies, headmaster at Severndale, accepted the cheque from Mr Lloyd.

He said: "Thank you so much for the donation. It is really great that local businesses are getting involved and supporting the school.

"We have just over 300 children now compared to 20 children when we opened in 1995. It is extremely costly to provide all of the equipment needed for children with special needs so all donations are very much appreciated."

The Severn Business Network group is made up of local businesses working together for each other and members voted to donate money to charities and good causes in the area on a regular basis.

Rhea Alton, chair of the networking group, said: "Jeremy told us of all of the good work the school does and the invaluable service they provide for hundreds of youngsters with special needs.

"We hope our donation will help the wonderful staff in continuing to provide that invaluable service for children in and around the county who benefit from their work."

Severn Business Network meets at the Prostar Stadium every Thursday morning and is always looking for more Shropshire businesses to join the group.