CHILDREN aged 12 to 16 from Rossendale School will be scaling Britain's three highest peaks next week in a fund raising effort.

The ten youngsters, who have behavioural difficulties, will be accompanied by five staff from the school above Turn Village.

Head of physical education Brett Storry said: "We are raising money for a charity run by a famous climber Douglas Scott who climbed the Himalayas with Chris Bonnington.

"He builds schools for children in remote parts of the Himalayas and because our school is also on top of a hill in a remote area we have an affinity with it. Three years ago we did the same expedition and raised £2,000."

The party will leave school on Monday bound for Scotland to climb Ben Nevis - 1,344m - on Tuesday. On Wednesday they will tackle the 'baby' Scafell at just 978m and then on Thursday they will go into Wales to climb Snowdon, 1,085m.

Rossendale School was founded 12 years ago and has 46 pupils most of whom come from all over East Lancashire with some from Greater Manchester.