Bexhill: School raises £100000 in memory of Sophie Maria Taylor

A school in East Sussex has raised more than £100,000 for a cancer charity in memory of student Sophie Maria Taylor, from Hastings.

St Richard's Catholic College in Bexhill has held a secret art auction every two years to fundraise for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity in honour of Sophie who died when she was 13.

For the most recent auction, celebrities, artists, pupils, and the public donated more than 2,000 postcards of unique artwork, which were auctioned on eBay at the end of June.

Sophie’s parents James and Luiza Taylor said: "We find great comfort in the knowledge that this auction is directly helping the Royal Marsden support other young people in their fight against cancer.”