SUMMIT APPEAL: The paper chain of 'friends' by Carmel pupils. From left, Joseph Crees, Matthew Brown, Sophie Hird, Thomas Vasey and Hannah Priestly-Leach
CHILDREN are campaigning to make sure their counterparts in the Third World get a decent education.
About 500 students at Carmel RC College, Darlington, are joining the Global Campaign for Education to remind world leaders of the children who miss out on education.
The students have created a paper chain of "friends" that contain messages stressing the importance of free education.
The chain will be sent to Angela Merkel, the German chancellor and chairwoman of this year's G8 summit. The students want leaders at the summit to announce more aid for education.
Carmel teacher David Bayne said: "It was great to have so many students involved and wanting to highlight the issue.
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