Year 10 students from The Netherhall School in Cambridge have raised £2,200 for a children’s charity. A group of students undertaking a Planning an Event unit decided to run a six-hour football marathon for students at the school to raise funds for Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital, after their teacher’s son underwent open heart surgery at the hospital last year. The Year 10 group planned, organised and refereed the marathon, selling refreshments and undertaking a raffle. Their teacher, Gary Crick, had given them a brief of fundraising for the charity, and the group had set themselves a target of £500. The group also liaised with staff to organise a non-uniform and bad hair day at the school and a number of other events have also contributed to the overall total, including a lunchtime music concert. Teacher, Gary Crick commented “The group had set themselves a target of £500, so to raise over £2,000 is a tremendous achievement. The group has worked really hard in the planning and organisation of the event, and should feel very proud of their achievements. “ Cambridge United’s Robbie Simpson attended the marathon, signing autographs and posing for ‘selfies’ with students for a donation to the charity. The marathon itself saw different teams from across the school play in 30 minute blocks, with the ‘reds’ overcoming the ‘blues’ by a very close 53-50 score line.