Robbie Flanagan, of Woodlands Primary School, is donating his pocket money to the tsunami aid appeal. DA7209MORE than three weeks after the Asian tsunami, kind-hearted fundraisers have continued to come up with creative ways of helping the disaster victims.

Fifteen pupils at St Joseph's RC school, in Laverstock, are springing into action with a sponsored 24-hour trampoline marathon.

The teenagers, who are all working towards their bronze Duke of Edinburgh awards, will take it in turns to bounce, from 4.30pm on Friday, February 4.

Across south Wiltshire, schoolchildren have demonstrated exceptional generosity in supporting the appeal.

Woodlands Primary School raised £460.50 by selling hotdogs on Friday, and six-year-old Robbie Flanagan boosted the total by another £68.21 when he brought in a bucketful of coins he had been saving for something special.

"I wanted to do my own thing to help the children," he said.

In Durrington, three playgroups, the infants' and junior schools and Upper Avon School raised £1,900 by holding non-school uniform days. Pupils at the Stonehenge School, Amesbury, are performing in a concert on Friday night, with all the proceeds going to the fund.

Other schools in Salisbury are looking at the possibility of twinning with schools in the affected countries, to provide long-term support.

At the Cathedral School, staff, parents and pupils are busy knitting brightly coloured bunnies that will be sent to children in Sri Lanka who have lost everything.

If you would like to knit or sew one of the toys, call the school on 01722 555300 or visit www.salis burycathedralschool.co.uk

Eager to help, a group of Salisbury College students have performed short plays around the campus, and collected money for the Unicef Asia earthquake children's emergency appeal.

Shops, businesses and pubs are continuing to collect thousands of pounds for the appeal fund.

The Salisbury branch of the British Red Cross wishes to thank Tesco customers after a collection in the store raised £2022.

Until the end of January, new salon manager at Jas Hair Steve Bishop is donating £10 from every cut and blow dry to the fund.

Salisbury Baptist Church was a hive of activity on Saturday, with a car wash that raised £796, a bring-and-buy and a cake sale, which added £330 to the total.

Troops serving with 6th Battalion, Reme, based in Tidworth, have also been helping the relief effort.

On Monday, they travelled to the Hindu centre, on London's famous Abbey Road, to help load containers and package goods that will be transported to the stricken areas.

A BRING-AND-BUY sale is being held in Wilton on Saturday in aid of the tsunami appeal. The sale will take place from 10am until 12 noon at St Mary and St Nicholas' Church, Wilton.