ST LUKE’S Cheshire Hospice received a donation of £120 raised by school children in Crewe.

Year 6 pupils from Leighton Academy in Crewe began fundraising for the Winsford hospice they had finished their SATs.

Pupils used a slush machine to sell healthy fruit drinks to raise the much-needed funds for St Luke’s.

Jo Hall, Design Technology Teacher at Leighton Academy said: “The children suggested the charities that they have an interest in and then voted on their favourite, which in this case was St Luke’s.

“The slush machine was purchased by Leighton Academy PTFA and they have lent it to the Year 6 team for this half term to enable them to sell healthy fruit slush during Monday, Wednesday and Friday break times.”

Mark Porter, corporate and community fundraiser for St Luke’s Hospice, visited the school to see the fruits of their labour.

He said: ” Thank you to everyone at Leighton Academy for doing this for St Luke’s I saw for myself just how popular they are proving to be with staff and pupils alike, as it was so busy with children waiting for slush.

“It’s a credit to the school how well this has worked."