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School auction raises £1,680
AN auction by Coquet High School pupils raised £1,680 to boost the Niall Howard Fund and the North Northumberland Day Hospice.
The Cheap as Chips charity auction was hosted by Sixth Form Millennium Volunteers at the school.
Auctioneer John Hayes, from Louis Johnson, ensured that lots sold well.
The sixth formers involved were Tom Johnson, Danny Quicke, Dane Wallace, Daniel Watkins, Stephanie Beaty and Taryn Yates.
The money raised will be split between the Niall Howard Fund, Cancer Research UK and the Alnwick based day hospice.
Leukaemia Research funds were also boosted by £297.72 raised on a non-uniform day at the school.

 

Mariska's ambition to run put on hold

ATHLETICS chiefs have barred a Hadston ten-year-old from running in their races because she is too young.
Mariska Simpson, of Woodside Crescent, has been stopped from running in cross country races organised by the English Schools' Athletics Association (ESAA).
The Morpeth Harrier, who regularly runs four miles, is two years too young.
Dad Alan said: "She is really good at running and quite determined. She wants to go to the Olympics. I spoke to her teacher about it and she says its a shame, as she has to wait until she is 12-13-years."
He added that Morpeth Harriers had said there was no physical reason why Mariska should not compete and that runners younger than her ran in the Great North Junior Run.
The Druridge Bay Middle School pupil, whose brother Vincent, 11, also runs, has taken part in a three-mile ESAA race at Alnwick but was stopped from doing another at Hexham.
Mr Simpson suggests creating a race for school years five and six to give youngsters something to aim for with a course and distance suitable to their age.
The ESAA deny they are being draconian in their ruling, saying Mariska should continue getting training and advice from Morpeth Harriers.
It also states that under ESAA rules, the first year of competitive running in schools is for year seven, or 12-years-old.
Peter Robinson, ESAA committee member, said: "At ten-year-old she would be too young for our competitions.
"In primary schools we don't encourage competition and exposing youngsters to extensive competitions but, there may be other competitions within the area."
05 February 2004