The Friends of Crescent Primary in Mansfield teamed up with the Eco Kids Textile Recycling Project for the fifth time to raise funds for a wooden gazebo and to promote the importance of recycling as part of the Mansfield school’s commitment to sustainability.

Pupils, parents and residents donated clean clothing, soft toys, paired shoes, handbags, costume jewellery, bedding, curtains and bric-a-brac items.

Members of the friends group, including chairman Sarah Morrell, pictured second left, received the donations ready for collection.

Pictured are members of the group and school ambassadors with some of the 116 bags that were donated for recycling, raising £307.97 for the school’s wooden gazebo fund.

Since Friends of Crescent chose ECO Kids to help with its fundraising two years ago, £1,288.97 has been raised.

The group said it encouraged other schools to check out details at www.ecokidsproject.co.uk