THE parents of four-year-old cancer sufferer Charlie Jarvis today described the support of the people of Swindon as "humbling".

Her father Paul paid tribute to the huge response to the appeal to raise £60,000 to pay for specialist drug treatment which could prolong his daughter's life.

He said: "It is impossible to put into words what I feel about how people have pulled together over this.

"Everyone has been so kind.

"Complete strangers have been doing all they can to raise money for Charlie and it fills me with pride.

"It has restored my faith in human nature. It is incredible and I can't thank them enough."

Cash continues to flood in following an appeal to help meet the £60,000 cost of revolutionary drug treatment at the Bruzinski Clinic in Houston, Texas.

Already more than £40,000 has been raised.

The Greenmeadow youngster was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a rare childhood cancer, last year.

And after surgery and chemotherapy, doctors told her parents that there was little they could do to save her.

So now her parents Paul and Samantha are pinning their hopes on a new form of treatment using an antineoplaston drug which is thought to help the body identify and fight cancerous cells.

The latest fundraising events included a sponsored 12-hour skateboard marathon by a group of ten 13 and 14 year old boys from Warneford School, Highworth.

It took place in the car park of South Marston Primary School and they managed to raise £150 for the appeal.

Asda Wal Mart in the North Orbital Retail Park raised £461 for the Charlie Jarvis Cancer Appeal when its warehouse staff took on Pizza Hut employees in a light hearted life-sized table football game.

Real people took their places on the giant table football set-up.

Donations can be paid into the Charlie Jarvis Cancer Fund account held at Barclays Bank, Old Town. Sort Code 20-84-58, account number 60741663.