POPSTAR pupils are celebrating after winning their school's pop idol competition and picking up a signed copy of the singers' album.

Youngsters from every year group at Chalfont St Peter First School in Penn Road competed for the title in the final held at the summer fete on Saturday.

The children had to perform in front of parents, teachers and classmates for a chance to scoop the prize.

Teacher Barbara Noot said everyone was impressed with the high standard.

She said: "On the whole they were confident on the stage and remembered their words. Their movement and dance was brilliant. It was wonderful and was very well appreciated. They held their audience."

The idea came after Pop Idol judge Simon Cowell had to cancel a planned appearance at the fete. Headteacher John Underwood said previously he was stunned by the quality of the singing.

The winner of the solo section was eight-year-old Alexander Thompson, and runner up was Mia Tello-Barberan, also eight.

The winner of the group section was Thalissa Nuttall-Teixeira, Alison Wilmshurst and Alice Tagliaferro, who are all eight.

The runner up was Thomas Saddler, who played electric guitar and accompanied Samir Rashed, who sang.

FOOTBALL-MAD youngsters have been getting into the World Cup spirit by dressing up in kit and paying a pound to watch the England games.

Pupils from Chartridge Combined School in Codgells Lane have been raising hundreds of pounds for Sport Relief, a joint venture between BBC Sport and Comic Relief, and are set to watch England take on Brazil today.

The money will go towards helping children and young people who are leading tough lives.

Headteacher Ken Lennon said the children enjoyed watching the match although he thinks some of them must have had eyes in their backs of their heads as they kept turning around to chat to their friends.

He said "We did this last week for Nigeria and they all came in football kits and brought a pound in for Sports Relief. We raised about £170 but some were in the Isle of Wight. We will probably double it this week.

"All the children came in a football kit and some were in England and some were in other national clubs. We had a big screen set up in the hall and they all came in about ten to eight in the morning and watched it until the conclusion. They brought banners and flags and were cheering. It was a brilliant atmosphere."

FUNDRAISING pupils will be fighting sleep tonight to raise money for the National Children's Homes.

The year ten youngsters from The Misbourne School in Great Missenden will be staying awake for 24 hours on the longest day of the year. Laughter, food, fun and games are planned to keep them going

Craig Hill, a year ten representative, said they were looking forward to the challenge and aimed to raise up to £1,000 for the charity.

He said: "This charity has raised our awareness of young homeless people who are at risk from drug taking and other issues in their everyday life."