But the weather was in a generous mood and there was sunshine and blue skies all afternoon. That didn’t stop headteacher Nick Phillips from getting a soaking. The brave soul had volunteered to be placed in a pillory – like stocks but you have to stand up to take your punishment – while visitors pelted him with wet sponges. Funnily enough, there were a lot of children in the queue... By the end of the day, more than £2,500 had been raised for school funds.