Primary school pupils have held their own Race for Life event to raise money for Cancer Research UK.

Eastern Daily Press: Youngsters from Southwold Primary School taking part in their Race for Life fundraiser on the common. Picture: Southwold Primary School.Youngsters from Southwold Primary School taking part in their Race for Life fundraiser on the common. Picture: Southwold Primary School. (Image: Archant)

Every pupil from Reception up to Year 6 at Southwold Primary School took part in the fundraiser, with some staff members and parents also joining in.

Held on Southwold Common, the event saw youngsters completing a one mile run, with medals handed out to pupils for their efforts.

Year 6 pupil Gwilym Howarth said: 'I really enjoyed racing my friends on the common whilst I knew we were raising money for a good cause.'

And the school has raised £917.35 in sponsorship for the charity.

Saffron Bray, a school governor who organised the Race for Life, is now looking forward to making it an annual event.

She said: 'One of the HLTAs, Emma Warne, suggested to me that we take part in the Race for Schools and I agreed it would be a great idea to encourage the children to combine their exercising with fundraising for a worthwhile charity. It was a wonderful event and the children made such an effort to raise as much money as possible through sponsorship. They ran enthusiastically and I was extremely proud of them all.'