Young Berwick fundraiser raises £300 for local food bank and animal rescue

Despite being so young, Elliot Baxter has been raising funds for Berwick Food Bank for the past six years.

This year, Elliot, who trains with Gala Harriers, decided to get his whole family involved in his fundraising efforts by running an inflatable five-kilometre course on September 5.

Alongside his family and friends, Elliot managed to raise an incredible £300 which was split between Berwick Community Trust Food Bank and Berwick Animal Rescue Centre (BARK).

Elliot’s younger brother, nine-year-old Oliver, also got involved, donating 1000 dog waste bags to BARK.

Elliot visited both projects to make his donations and find out a little more about each service and what they both do.

Berwick Community Trust plan to use the funds to purchase Christmas food parcels for those who need them.

A spokesperson for the trust said: “Thank you to Elliot Baxter for raising £150 for our foodbank. He's supported us for a number of years and is a massive inspiration to us all. We're so grateful, Elliot.”

In a post to Facebook, a spokesperson for BARK also gave their thanks to both Elliot and Oliver.

They said: “We had a visit from Elliot who has recently taken part in an inflatable 5k to raise funds for both ourselves and Berwick Community Trust who presented a check for £150, along with his brother Oliver, who along with his mum kindly donated a huge box of poo bags.

"Many thanks Elliot, you're a star.”