Chuter Ede Primary School, Fernwood, pupils make donation to the Children's Bereavement Centre

Entrepreneurial primary school pupils have raised more than £100 for charity by making and selling loom band bracelets.

Children from Chuter Ede, Fernwood, raised the money for the Children’s Bereavement Centre by selling the bracelets to their family and friends.

The idea started off small, with a few pounds exchanging hands at school and then with the permission of the school, the children took production to the next level and also managed to extend their sales network to help them raise an impressive £91 for charity.

One of the students' parents run Newark based firm Future Prospects Group, which also got behind the initiative and increased the donation to £150.

The school clearly has some budding entrepreneurs in the making and the year five teacher, Mrs Newman said: "We are so incredibly proud of the year five children. All efforts to raise money for the Children’s Bereavement Centre were orchestrated by themselves and they have shown not only compassion, but an impressive level of maturity, teamwork and resourcefulness for their age.

"It is wonderful to see our Chuter Ede values being used for such a worthy cause."

The students decided between themselves that they would like all funds raised to go to the Children’s Bereavement Centre, based in Newark, having done something similar a couple of years ago and donating those funds to Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance.

Katie Gibson, from the Children’s Bereavements Centre, said: “We were so impressed when we heard about what the students at Chuter Ede were doing and are so happy that they wanted the money to be donated to the Children’s Bereavement Centre.

"This year we are celebrating 20 years and it is projects and initiatives like this that are able make a real difference to the charity.”