PUPILS and teachers at Harden and Eastwood primary schools spent a day raising cash for Comic Relief.

The Red Nose Day fun followed several weeks of lessons about how the money would help children in other countries.

Harden Primary School youngsters raised more than £2,000 with activities such as throwing wet sponges at teachers.

They also had a sponsored Silent Simon Says and a sponsored silence, a bun sale, red nail painting and a ‘guess the sweets’ game.

Children at Eastwood Primary School in Keighley wore red to school, decorated their hair and faces, and decorated cakes, buns and biscuits. The money contributed to Comic Relief will be well over £500.

Harden Primary School spokesman Emma Dickerson said: “This year Comic Relief’s aim was to get 300,000 children across Africa into education.

“The focus for primary schools was a nine-year-old girl from Zambia called Ngosa, who was orphaned and lived a difficult life with her siblings. We thought hard about the differences between her life and our own.

“We also looked into the story of a child living in the UK with a poorly family member, Sergio, and how Comic Relief projects helped him in his situation.”

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Eastwood Primary School children also had special assemblies and lessons to learn about the importance of schooling in African countries.

Suzanne Carter, the school’s acting head, said: “They focused on how vital the money raised is to enabling young children like them to receive an education.

“This is fantastic, and testament to the children’s hard work and the great support of the Eastwood community.”