Leeds nostalgia: Leeds lads make a splash for charity

These three schoolchildren raised Â£30.55 for charity and bagged themselves a story in your very own Yorkshire Evening Post.

By The Newsroom

Published 18th Feb 2017, 14:43 GMT

Updated 1st Mar 2017, 07:43 GMT

The money was for the Ethiopian Famine Appeal and they did it by swimming 20 lengths of a Leeds swimming pool.

The lads, all from Leeds, are, from left: Matthew Coulson, nine, of Lawns Lane, New Farnley, Richard Whitaker, also nine, of Beechfield, New Farnley and his brother Andrew, 10.

They completed their challenge in the Scatcherd Sports Centre, Morley, Leeds.

The Ethiopian famine became a catastrophe in 1983 but it took a BBC TV broadcast by Michael Buerk in 1984 to get something done about it.

Widespread outrage and shock was the reaction to the piece, which showed people dying on a biblical scale.

It was this broadcast which prompted Live Aid, organised by Bob Geldof, which took place in July 1985.

If you know any of the three youngsters pictured here (or, indeed, if it’s you reading this), then please get in touch with [email protected]

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