AN APPEAL to raise money to build a better library for pupils in Lechlade has been boosted by extraction firm Hanson.

The firm, which operates at gravel pits near the town, has donated £300 to the fund to build a new library at St Lawrence's Primary School.

The existing library is too small to cope with the number of children at the school. The new facility will have new books, better computers and more workspace.

Head Alison Lock said: "As the school expands we must continue to improve our facilities to ensure we can provide the highest quality education."