A NURSERY school's children were not going to be put off by bad weather when it came to raising money for the tsunami victims of Asia.

The Nursery in Teasdale Street, Consett, had planned to hold a sponsored walk on Thursday of last week, but were forced to cancel because of the high winds.

However, staff decided to press ahead with a fundraising event - by holding a sponsored jump on a bouncy castle instead.

The Nursery manager Anne McGuire said: "The children really enjoyed it. Some of the older ones liked it more than they would have done a walk."

More than 40 children aged from three months to four years took part. They have raised £200 so far, but are expecting the final figure to be much higher.

Owner Ann Nunn said: "We felt that, as a team, we wanted to make our mark to help out with the awful things that have happened in Asia.

"We will still do the toddle for a good cause in the future."