A Wirral school girl battling leukaemia has raised more than £2,000 for Macmillan Cancer care.

Nancie Owen, six, was diagnosed with leukaemia at the start of her Summer holiday break from Woodlands Primary School, Birkenhead.

Spending her time between Alder Hey for a two year course of treatment, Nancie has been bravely wanting to raise money for both the hospital, Cancer Research UK and Macmillan.

The pupils of Woodlands Primary School were told in an assembly about Nancie’s condition when they came back to school in September and the children wanted to do something to help.

More cakes were then baked for the School’s coffee morning which resulted in more than £400 of donations.

Nancie and her grandmother, Mandy Skillen, who works at the school as a learning mentor had planned to do a home bake sale and set up a Facebook page to deliver cakes around the borough.

She has now raised £2,235.

Mandy told the Globe: “We’d spoken about what Nancie wanted to do to raise money for a while, she is so determined to give something back.

“I held a bake sale in my garden and Nancie helped out – she even baked her own cakes but sold them a bit high at first for £2 a cake, she just wanted to raise money for her chosen charities.”

Nancie and her family cannot thank people enough for their donations. Mandy added: “It’s quite an achievement, the school has always been very supportive of what goes on in and around Wirral.

“The staff, pupils and teachers are all amazing – it’s fantastic when everyone can come together.”