Pupils at a local primary school have been producing and selling eco bags for life made from unwanted bed linen in aid of Marlow Refugee Action.

The year 6 students from Spinfield School have made 32 bags, raising £211 as a part of their British Council International School Award.

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In addition, children in Spinfield's link school in Rawalpindi, Pakistan also made some eco shoppers as part of this collaborative Social Enterprise Project.

These shoppers were sent to the school by post and then raffled, raising a further £94 to bring the overall total to £305.

One of the students in the class said: “We wanted to produce a sustainable product to support a worthy charity, Marlow Refugee Action.

“We are children helping other children.

“Our Eco-Shoppers are sustainable, fun to make and use, and most importantly they help support the welfare and education of less fortunate refugee children.”

Headteacher Jayne Spreadbury has praised the pupils involved in the project.

She said: “At Spinfield we believe that being a Global Citizen is an important life skill.

“We have been delighted with the children's response to the fundraiser for Marlow Refugee Action and it shows the spirit of the Spinfield children helping other children.”

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Marlow Refugee Action is a local charity that supports projects working with refugees and asylum seekers both locally and across the world.

Chair of Marlow Refugee Action, Tania Baldwin-Pask said: “We are so grateful to the pupils of Spinfield School for supporting Marlow Refugee Action and the projects we partner with.

“These funds will be used to support fellow school students living in refugee camps on the island of Chios through our partner, Action for Education.

“This funding will be used to buy educational materials for the students, allowing them to progress with their studies in just the same way as students here in Marlow. “

“We were particularly impressed that the students of Spinfield connected an environmental project to our work with refugees.

“As climate change continues to affect us all, more people all over the world will become displaced, and so this initiative not only shows outstanding ingenuity and entrepreneurial skills, but also a very mature understanding of the interconnected nature of people and planet.”