Ref. 29721-13CHILDREN have been bouncing boundlessly to help raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust in Swindon.

Trampolines and a bouncy castle kept the youngsters entertained at the Bounce event in Swindon town centre on Saturday.

The event, held near the big top market, also had several stalls and attracted interest from shoppers heading into town.

Even before the event had started the organisers had already raised more than £1,000 from the raffle.

Tina Vogel, the chairwoman of Swindon's Cystic Fibrosis Trust, has been inspired her niece, three-year-old Rebecca Elvey, from Newbury, who suffers from cystic fibrosis.

Tina said the interest had been fantastic.

"Bouncing and exercise plays a key role in cystic fibrosis sufferers' treatment," she said.

"By bouncing on trampolines it helps sufferers clear their lungs of mucus and, by showing how important this exercise is here, we hope to raise more money."

"We have already had a lot of interest from people and the businesses in the town have been brilliant in donating prizes for the raffle.

"It really has restored my faith in human nature seeing so many people here."

About 7,500 babies are born with cystic fibrosis each each year across the UK.

Now the Cystic Fibrosis Trust aims to raise millions of pounds to help fund pioneering gene therapy research in a bid to give those who suffer from it a better standard of life.