Ten-year-old Elouise Crouch missed most of Year 5 undergoing chemotherapy after being diagnosed with the disease.

She had a bone marrow transplant on June 21 and is now making a good recovery.

Elouise hopes to return to school in November.

As well as her fellow pupils raising money, Elouise's teacher Steve Crellin is tackling three half-marathons in aid of Children With Leukaemia.

The youngsters ran shorter distances than Steve is aiming for, but still managed to raise more than £120.

Pupils were allowed to wear trainers all day in return for a minimum donation of 25p and took part in a series of 10-minute runs round the school field.

Shinewater Primary School is an accredited school in the National Healthy Schools Programme and headteacher, John Greenwood, was very impressed by the overall fitness of the children.

All tried very hard, and the majority completed the 10 minute course, some with plenty of energy to spare.

Steve has completed the first of his three event challenge (The Experian Robin Hood Half Marathon in Nottingham).

He is very grateful to family, friends and work colleagues who have sponsored him to date.

Anyone wishing to support him in his fundraising can sponsor him online at bmycharity.com, entering his name in the second search box headed "Sponsor a friend".


Also see: Elouise's story - in her own words