An African-style street market was held at The Hawthorns School to celebrate Founders’ Day and continue the tradition of regular charitable giving.

The pupils transformed the school into a bright and bustling ‘suitcase sale’ to raise money for charity.

Each pupil brought in two items from home to sell in the sale, eventually filling 38 suitcases with toys, books and games.

A number of children chose to dress in traditional African costumes and helped in decorating the surrounding fences with coloured batik fabric and School house banners.

The pupils buying and selling items took it in turn to spend their maximum of £2 on purchasing goods with the staff also getting involved in what the suitcases had to offer, including the headmaster Tim Johns.

Teacher Karen Wyborn, who organised the sale, said: "The suitcase sale has been a huge success. Pupils thoroughly enjoyed the hustle and bustle of the market, whilst understanding the importance of raising money for the local charities as well as our four sponsored children around the world."

The pupils brought in picnic lunches from home for after the sale allowing the school to make a donation to charity instead of providing lunch that day.

The suitcase sale raised more than £550 which was split between The Children’s Trust, Tadworth and World Vision - the world’s largest international children’s charity, through this the school sponsor four children from Myanmar, Kenya, Cambodia and Albania.

A fundraising event is organised every year at The Hawthorns School to celebrate the birthday of the founding Headmaster, Dudley Ball, who set up the school in 1926.