SCHOOL pupils in Billingham will be going pink this week to raise money for charity.

Having raised £2,000 for Cafod and £1,200 for Down's Syndrome North-East in 2003-2004, the St Michael's School charity committee decided it would raise cash for Breast Cancer Research.

Lay chaplain Jane Cook has joined forces with the school's science manager Chris Colclough, to co-ordinate eventsduring Pink Week, which began yesterday and runs until Friday.

Mrs Colclough said: "The pupils wanted to support this charity because most people know of somebody who has been affected by breast cancer"

The school is aiming to raise £2,000 by July.