CHILDREN OF WAR APPEAL

The plight of children suffering in the war-torn former Yugoslavia has moved the children of a Wiltshire primary school to donate the proceeds of their Christmas pantomime.

The 80 pupils at Redlynch Church of England Primary School, in Lover, Salisbury, read the Independent's appeal for donations and sent pounds 169.80, collected from two performances of Puss in Boots.

The money, part of pounds 60,000 collected by the Independent's Children of War Appeal, will go to Save the Children, Warchild, Red Cross and Child Advocacy International.

The charities are striving to save children who have endured years of appalling living conditions during the conflict.

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