Young children raise £10k for hero troops

The Help for Heroes charity has been presented with a cheque for £10,000 from staff and children at a nursery school.

Busy Bees in Hatfield Road, St Albans, generated the cash through a fun-filled fundraising week, as well as 21 other of the organisation's venues across the country, the St Albans review reports.

The seven-day period had a heroes theme and included a fancy dress parade, special visits from heroes in the community and other activities.

Nursery manager Lorraine Middleton said the youngsters had lots of fun raising the sum.

She added: "We are delighted with the amount of money we have raised and hope to raise even more for the charity next year."

The cheque-giving ceremony was attended by members of the Mercian Regiment, who thanked all of those involved for their efforts.

Bus driver Dave Gerrard – known as something of a comic among friends – recently vowed not to tell a single joke throughout December to raise cash for Help for Heroes.

Posted by Simon Williams