YOUNGSTERS at Bowburn Infant and Nursery School held a Big Blue and Yellow Day to help a children's charity.

They and some staff members donned blue and yellow wigs and clothes in the two colours, paying for the privilege.

The event raised £560 for the charity Whizz-Kidz which supplies tailor-made tricycles, walking aids and wheelchairs to disabled children to give them confidence, freedom and independence of movement.

The school's headteacher, Sandra Withnall, said: "This is a fun way for us to help others.'