PUPILS at a North-East school have marked global white band day by wearing white instead of their uniforms.
The students from Carmel College, Darlington, created a human chain on the sports field on Friday morning.
It had been a busy week of events for the college. On Tuesday, they were visited by a group of cyclists on their way from London to Edinburgh.
An audience of more than 250 people enjoyed a FairTrade fashion show on Thursday. On Saturday, some of the students travelled to Edinburgh to take part in the MakePovertyHistory rally.
Kate Barker, 14, said: "It has been a fantastic week, with lots of events that have raised awareness and made people understand that we need to make poverty history."
RE teacher David Bayne said "This is the culmination of months of hard work for the students over and above all their usual school work.
"They feel very strongly about issues of justice and decided to act."
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