Watch: Silcoates School children take part in a virtual marathon to raise cash for Wakefield Hospice

Children in Year 3 were supposed to be taking part in their school sports day and said they were very sad when it had to be cancelled - but narrator, eight-year-old Freddie Simpson, said they were also sad that charities were having a bad time too due to coronavirus.

Freddie's mum, Kirsty Franks, said: "They are really mising each other and missed having their sports day, so Freddie coordinated them all doing a virtual marathon, which they wanted to raise money for a very worthy cause - Wakefield Hospice."

In the video, Freddie said that not being able to hold their sports day made them sad, but knowing that many charities are having a bad time too, also made them sad.

He said: "So we thought of an idea. We decided to run, walk or bike ride a few miles each to make up the distance of a marathon and we decided to raise money for the Wakefield Hospice because they are so kind and help lots of poorly people.

"It was really hard but we did it - we did more than a marathon - we did 50 miles.

"We'd love it if you could help us raise money to help Wakefield Hospice."

Local film maker and ex-Silcoatian, Johnny Carr, helped Freddie and Kirsty put the video together free of charge to help the children raise funds.

Kirsty said: "It's a really difficult time for the children who haven't seen each other in months and we're so proud of them for doing this together."

Children have already raised £120 of their £200 target, so if you would like to donate and help them along, visit their justgiving page here.