Watch: Market Drayton pupils run mini marathons to help raise cancer funds
Hundreds of children helped to run a combined total of five marathons in an hour to raise money for a cancer charity.
All 270 youngsters at Market Drayton Infant School took part in the challenge to get funds for Clic Sargent.
The charity cares for children with cancer providing support for families at home and in hospital from the day of diagnosis.
Children in Reception and Year 1 ran about 800m around the school field and town park once and Year 2 pupils did twice the distance.
Headteacher Sam Scott came up with idea after hearing about the fundraising the mother of deputy head Kerry Simmons was doing.
Mrs Simmons' mother Pam Sherwin said the whole event went to plan and the children had a great time. She said: "It was lovely the school wanted to support my fundraising for Clic Sargent.
"Each child brought 50p in to take part and altogether have raised £140. It was a great morning – the children loved it.
"I chose Clic Sargent to start raising money for as my husband, Keith, died of cancer 15 years ago and would have been 65, so I wanted to mark that."
"Having personally experienced the devastating effect of cancer on the whole family, I can only imagine how hard it must be to hear that your child has cancer.
"I am going to be taking part in the London Marathon later this month so that is where the idea of running mini marathons came from."
Pam has raised more than £2,000 so far for the charity.
