A real sight for sore eyes; SOLIHULL.

YOUNGSTERS who set their sights on raising cash are celebrating after coining in pounds 1,300.

Pupils from Solihull Junior School raised the cash by donating the bulk of their Christmas card money to Sight Savers International, a charity which works with the poorest people around the world.

The school's seven to 11-year-olds chose to send just one Christmas card to all their teachers instead of sending cards individually - and donated the money saved to the charity.

The sum will be enough to pay for cataract operations for no less than 48 young children or 76 adults.

The charity says it costs just pounds 27 to perform the operation on a child - and just pounds 17 on an adult.

"Our pupils showed they are right behind the campaign to ensure that no child in the world is blind when they could be seeing and that no child is at home when they could be at school," said teacher Mark Penney, who organised the fundraising.

And Russell Richards, community groups and events manager for Sight Savers International, praised their efforts.

He said: "To enable more than 40 children to see again is something Solihull Junior School can be very proud of."

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BIG HEARTED... Solihull Junior School head boy Ross Edwards and Hayley Piggin from Year 1 present a cheque for pounds 1,300 to Russell Richards from Sight Savers International.