CHARITY DONATION: Neston High School’s Pauline Hignett, head of Talbot House, hands a cheque to Liz Normie, area representative for Cancer Research UK. Pauline co-ordinated an appeal in the staff room to raise funds for the charity in lieu of sending Christmas cards.This is the seventh year that staff have taken part in the project, which raised £1,000 this Christmas and £5,663 overall. Also pictured is headteacher Steven Dool.