Students at Samworth Church Academy, Mansfield, have raised £400 for Rainbows Hospice in Loughborough, which specialises in the care of young people with a shortened life expectancy and their families.

Five students from the academy delivered the cheque and were given a tour of the facilities.

Students were prompted to raise money for the hospice at the suggestion of Emily Czubkowski.

She said: “We had to choose a charity and thought it would make sense to make it personal to one of us.

“Before I was born my brother used Rainbows and my parents have told me about their experiences, that’s why I suggested it. They just do so much to help people.”

Pictured are Jennifer Leach, community fundraiser for Rainbows, with students Ashleigh Clarke, Sophie Russell, Emily Czubkowski, Hannah Bridges and Adam Smith.

Money was raised through raffles, cake sales and a Christmas Fair.