School pupils are proud to have played their part in raising money for soldiers.

Youngsters of Hensingham Primary School presented Ian Fisher, from the British Legion's Bransty branch, with a cheque for £100 earlier this month, raised for the Poppy Appeal.

The Year 6 pupils studied World War Two in their previous school year, and wrote their own poetry book in memory of the D-Day landings, complete with illustrations.

Operation Overlord – The Sirens that Alerted Us was released in the summer term, and parents, along with a visitor from Workington Veteran Hub, attended the launch to celebrate the children's hard work.

As the group have learnt so much about war, they decided to donate the money raised from selling the books to the British Legion.

"The children were adamant that even though the money could have bought them something for school, any profits we made should go to charity," class teacher, Melanie Kirkbride, said.

"They decided that the Royal British Legion was their choice, as it helps soldiers who need support after they've been involved with conflict."

She added: "The children were so involved and enthusiastic about making a difference – Remembrance is such an important event to them."

The pupils shared their thoughts on the book and fundraising they carried out, and said: "We were inspired by those who gave their lives for us so that we could have peace.

"We read other poems about war, but thought D-Day was such a historic event we should remember it, so we decided to write poems and make a book."

They added: "This book is a way of remembering those who fought and sacrificed themselves for us on D-Day, and also during all wars throughout history."