VITAL funding for deaf youngsters is just a hop, skip and a jump away.

The National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) is challenging local school children to a crazy mixture of hopping, skipping and jumping to raise money to give deaf children the best possible start in life.

The Crazy Race is part of a nationwide fund-raising campaign aiming to raise at least £50,000 to fund vital work to help deaf children.

Youngsters will have a great time as they take part in classic races such as the egg and spoon, the three-legged, and sack racing.

They will be sponsored for each metre, and as well as being part of their school race, everyone taking part will be doing their bit to run, hop and skip the equivalent of the circumference of England.

And the school that raises most per pupil for the NDCS will win computer equipment worth £1,000 - so come and join in the fun, help deaf children around the UK and win your school this fantastic prize!

Contact the Crazy Race team at the National Deaf Children's Society, 15 Dufferin Street, EC1Y 8UR, telephone 020 7490 8656 (voice and text) or email crazyrace@ndcs.org.uk