A seven-year-old took part in a sponsored silence and raised over £350 for a charity that works in St Neots.  

Teddy Albone, a pupil at Crosshall School, in Eaton Ford, managed to stay quiet for the entire school day last Thursday (November 16).  

To remind everyone he couldn’t talk to them, he had a sign taped to him saying: “I am doing a sponsored silence”.  

He carried out the sponsored challenge to raise funds for The 3 Pillars - Feeding the Homeless Trust. 

The Hunts Post: Teddy Albone, 7, wore a sign to remind everyone at school he was taking part in the sponsored silence. Teddy Albone, 7, wore a sign to remind everyone at school he was taking part in the sponsored silence. (Image: Chloe Albone)Teddy said: “It’s almost winter and getting cold outside.  

“People who are homeless must be feeling hungry, and freezing.  

“So I wanted to help them.”  

Mum Chloe said Teddy had certainly exceeded his original fundraising target of £100.  

She said: “We’re so proud of him.  

“He is an active boy so a sponsored walk or a bike ride would have been really easy for him.  

“But he is also a chatty boy, so we thought the sponsored silence would be more of a challenge.” 

The 3 Pillars - Feeding the Homeless Trust feeds and supports homeless people and most vulnerable in St Neots, Huntingdon and Peterborough.