BARNSLEY College students marked World Prematurity Day by handing over a cheque for £650 to Barnsley Hospital’s Tiny Hearts appeal.

Students and staff from the college’s childcare and education professions department raised the money by hosting a black tie and ballgown charity ball at the Holiday Inn.

The department chose to support the Tiny Hearts Appeal as tutor Emma McDonald-Brown’s four-year-old son Sherratt was cared for by the special care baby unit at the hospital when he was born prematurely at 31 weeks.

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