PUPILS at a private school near Thirsk swapped school uniforms for costumes from the last 2000 years this week to raise cash for charity.

Girls at Queen Mary's school, Baldersby Park, yesterday donned clothing from various eras including Roman togas, Aztec dress, gowns from the Middle Ages and others from the Tudor and Stuart periods.

The pupils paid £1 for the privilege as part of a non-uniform day at the school to raise cash for international children's charity UNICEF.