PUPILS donned pink and blue clothes, hair and faces when a Furness school held a successful Race for Life, its first one ever.

Low Furness CE Primary School put on an extravaganza of events on Friday when 140 pupils raised money for Cancer Research UK.

Youngsters joined the fun by completing laps around the Great Urswick school's field, collecting stamps from stations along the route.

Staff and pupils also enjoyed some treats at a delicious bake sale.

So far £1,100 has been raised for the charity, with some sponsorship money still to come in.

Louise Marshall, Year Three and Four teacher and event organiser, was delighted with the effort.

She said: "One of our dinner staff was diagnosed with breast cancer and there are a lot of people with family members who have a cancer diagnosis.

"We felt it was something to participate in at school to raise awareness and to raise money.

"The whole school was involved, including staff. Everybody dressed in blue or pink. Some of them had put face paints on and had done their hair.

"During the afternoon we went outside a class at a time and they ran. I was only expecting them to do a mile but they kept going. Some of the Year Sixes ran about six miles. It was brilliant."

Cancer facts

- 352,197 new cases of cancer in 2013

- 161,823 deaths from cancer in 2012

- 50 per cent of patients survive cancer for 10 or more years in England and Wales

- 42 per cent of cases of cancer are preventable

Source: Cancer Research UK