Little Stephanie Walker may only be eight but she's already making a big difference as she dreams up ways of helping others.

Her latest charity quest came after she read our story about guide dog Nash who was attacked on Hove seafront in front of her blind owner.

When Stephanie learned the golden retriever cross was left traumatised she decided to show her support.

Her mother Simone Walker, from Greenfield Crescent, Brighton, said: "She got a white bucket with a blue handle and put red paper round it to make it a Jubilee bucket.

"Then she stuck the story from The Argus round it and put a blindfold on.

"She went round a few of the neighbours blindfolded and went to The Hollingbury pub with her bucket and helped them organise a raffle.

"She has raised £150 and it has given her a real appreciation of how it feels to be blind.

"She went through a lot of emotions. At first she felt embarrassed, then quite frightened. Quite spontaneously she said she really needed a guide dog."

Stephanie, a pupil at Windlesham Infants and Primary School, will add her money to the £1,400 the school has raised towards the cost of training a guide dog.

Last year Stephanie organised a sponsored swim and raised £215 for The Martlets Hospice in Hove, her school's chosen charity.

The year before, aged just five, the youngster did another sponsored swim and raised £130 for the Leo House Hospice Appeal.

Her mother said: "She's a very caring little girl but is extremely shy, so it took quite a lot of courage for her to approach people."