Kind-hearted schoolchildren have raised £100,000 for 100 different charities.

Students from Hartismere School, near Eye, have carried out the fundraising as part of a project designed to make them consider the community around them.

Dan Poulter MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, visited the school to recognise the efforts of pupils and present a certificate.

Headteacher Jim McAtear said: 'The project has been running for the last few years.

'When we raise the £100,000 we then start again.

'The money is raised by the children through events they organise.'

Students have raised the money for charities on both a local and national level. The charities include Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, the East Anglian Air Ambulance and Water Aid.

Mr McAtear said: 'The idea is not only to raise money but the issues around the charities so children learn and grow and engage with the community.'