TWO schoolgirls are to receive awards for their outstanding achievements after raising £2,500 for cancer care.
Jenna Rose and Hannah St Julian, both 15, of Chester-le-Street, are the brains behind the Park View Community School Talent Show.
The pair started it last year in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care and raised £1,000.
The success of live music, dance acts and stand-up comedy routines has been repeated this year and the total raised was £1,500.
The girls organised everything from ticket sales and booking acts to fundraising and media liaison.
They have won Chester-le-Street District Council's Young Achiever Award and will be presented with their prizes at a ceremony at the Civic Centre later this month.
The school's Year 10 coordinator Nick Weaver has also nominated the girls for a separate community award.
He said: "What they have done is breathtaking. These are two young people who have organised absolutely everything to raise money for charity.
"They are a credit to themselves, their families and the school. They are a shining beacon of today's youth."
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