Children at a north Norfolk school have helped raise more than £4,000 for relief efforts in Ukraine.

On Monday (March 7), pupils and staff at Langham Village School, two miles south of Blakeney, organised a sponsored walk.

Polly Kossowicz, head teacher, said: "Some of the children had been talking about the war and worrying about it. It's difficult with the little ones to explain it.

Eastern Daily Press: Children at Langham Village Primary School take part in a sponsored walk to raise funds for Ukraine.Children at Langham Village Primary School take part in a sponsored walk to raise funds for Ukraine. (Image: Langham Village Primary School)

"We wanted to do something positive to help them feel like they've done something," she added.

It was decided the children would take part in a sponsored walk to see how many laps they could do of the school's racetrack. They counted their laps on 'peace bracelets' and in the end the 95 students walked a total of 200 miles.

Eastern Daily Press: A pupil at Langham Village Primary School wears a bracelet with the Ukrainian colours.A pupil at Langham Village Primary School wears a bracelet with the Ukrainian colours. (Image: Langham Village Primary School)

Ms Kossowicz had originally set a fundraising target of £300 but that was surpassed within an hour and the total now stands at more than £4,000.

The money will go to the DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.

Eastern Daily Press: Children at Langham Village Primary School take part in a sponsored walk to raise funds for Ukraine.Children at Langham Village Primary School take part in a sponsored walk to raise funds for Ukraine. (Image: Langham Village Primary School)