SWAPPING their school uniforms for their own clothes helped east Durham school students raise a bumper donation for charity.
Pupils at Shotton Hall School, in Peterlee, joined forces to take part in a non-uniform day and lunchtime disco to help provide £600 for a teenage cancer unit.
The money will be presented to the special unit at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary as a mark of respect and to commemorate former student Michael Goyns, who received treatment at the hospital before his death.
The cheque will be handed over to Anne Wilson, who was Chris's case co-ordinator.
Ian Mowbray, the school's headteacher, said: "I am overwhelmed by the generosity of the young people at this school. Following hard on the heels of raising over £1,500 for Children in Need, this is a wonderful gesture and particularly poignant given Chris and his family's connection with the school."
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