Pupils join three‑legged walk for Children in Need

Students at a primary school have taken part in a three-legged charity walk for Children in Need.

About 200 pupils at Hackleton Primary School in Northampton completed laps of their 400m track on Thursday to raise money for the annual appeal.

The excitement reached "hysterical" levels when Pudsey Bear joined them on the field.

Deputy head teacher Jo Roberts said: "The children are doing their lap of the three-legged sponsored walk and they're doing really, really well. Who knew that almost 200 children can make that much noise?"

The event was inspired by BBC local radio's 1,000 Mile Three-Legged Challenge, after staff heard about it on air earlier this month.

"Baking cakes isn't a hardship," Ms Roberts said. "We wanted to do something more challenging in support of people who find circumstances challenging."

Pupils paired up for the course, using tips shared in assembly to master the teamwork needed for the tricky walk.

Year Six pupils Emily and Hollie said the event was really fun but tougher than they expected.

"We nearly fell over at the start because we got the wrong leg. Once we got going, it was fine," said Emily.

Hollie added: "It was a bit harder because the thing was tied more tightly than when I practised, so it was harder to move around."

Ms Roberts said: "They've had fun, but they also know they're helping others who aren't as fortunate."

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