A BIG-hearted schoolgirl has done her 'bit' for the St Helens and Knowsley Hospice by organising her own raffle.

Ten-year-old Katrina Kilshaw from Cambridge Road, Newtown, raised £53 by offering prizes including a box of LPs, a box of chocolates and an Easter Egg.

The Thatto Heath Primary School pupil, who sold tickets to family and neighbours, said: "I just wanted to help the people out at the hospice because one day one of my own family might need help from the hospice."

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