West Nottinghamshire College’s early years students joined the crowds at Mansfield’s One Call Stadium with a fundraising mission in mind.

The group of childcare students spent an afternoon at Mansfield Town Football Club’s ground on a match day, volunteering for Sheffield-based Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice.

They raised more than £600 in their buckets to help the charity, which helps children who are at the end of their lives, as well as providing their families with support and respite care. The charity helps lots of young people from across South Yorkshire, North Derbyshire, North Nottinghamshire and parts of North Lincolnshire.

Learning company and enrichment coach Eleanor O’Hara said: “This group was fabulous! They raised lots of cash and they all had a great day. I would like to say I am very proud of each and every one of the students, as this also helped with their confidence and offered other transferrable skills.”

Bluebell Wood’s regional fundraiser for Worksop and North Notts, Hannah Goulding, attended the fundraiser with colleague, regional fundraising manager, Ruth Wallbank.

Hannah said: “Without the students volunteering, we wouldn’t have had such a successful day. We raised £612.35 and raised lots of awareness for the hospice and the work we do supporting children and their families living with life limiting conditions. They were all brilliant and were great ambassadors for both the hospice and for West Notts College.”