Pupils take on their own three-legged CiN challenge

Charlie, Evronie and Beau from Balsall Common Primary School take on the challenge

Pupils at a Coventry school have taken on their own version of this year's Thousand Mile Challenge Extra Leg for Children In Need.

The children and staff at Balsall Common Primary School will be tying themselves together to take on four laps of a half-mile (0.8km) circuit, mapped out on the school site.

They hope to top last year's £2,600 total, for which they tackled the Children In Need 1,000 mile (1,609km) swim in the school's pool.

Deputy head teacher Manpreet Baines said the children have been "really looking forward" to the challenge.

"We love raising money for charity here as the children really try to go above and beyond and it is great they're doing something for a national cause as well. It will be fantastic," Mrs Baines said.

Evronie, one of the pupils taking part, said they had been using an array of objects they've found in their school to strap their legs together, including skipping ropes.

"It means a great deal to us and it is nice to know that some people who aren't the same as us necessarily can get the help that they need to get on better in life," she said.

"We don't know what we're letting ourselves in for, but it will be fun."

Deputy head teacher Manpreet Baines said the pupils always enjoy taking on challenges to raise money for charity

Another pupil, Beau, went on to say raising money for children who need extra financial support will be "really worth it".

The Thousand Mile Challenge Extra Leg has also involved BBC radio presenters and celebrities collectively walking 1,000 miles over the last week to raise money for Children In Need.

BBC Radio 2 presenter Sara Cox also took on a different Children in Need challenge this year involving a five-day 135-mile walk.