A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD renowned chatterbox made the ultimate challenge for charity... by remaining silent for 24 hours.

Lola Foster, a pupil at Burgess Hill Girls, is known as Little Miss Chatterbox, but she was determined to raise as much money as she could for Children In Need and that led to her taking her prolonged vow of silence.

As a result, the niece of TV host Holly Willoughby managed to raise £1,800 for Children In Need.

Lola’s amazing fund-raising effort all started with a simple question on her walk home from school, “Mummy, what’s Children In Need?”

After mum Kelly had explained, Lola decided to do something herself to raise money. But initially she wasn’t sure what sort of challenge she should take on

But, as she revealed on her JustGiving profile, Lola is a bit of chatterbox.

She said: “My name is Lola and I love to chat.

“I talk all day, from the minute I wake up in the morning, to the minute I go to sleep at night... and sometimes even while I’m sleeping.”

So she decided the hardest challenge for her would be to stay silent for 24 hours.

She started the challenge at 8pm on Friday and completed it at 8pm the following day, staying in her pyjamas for the whole of the challenge.

So far she has raised £1,790 and the amount is still growing.

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Proud mother Kelly said: “For a little girl she has a huge heart.

“We couldn’t be more proud of her and are so thankful to all the friends, family and strangers who have donated.”

However, Lola isn’t the only Burgess Hill Girls pupil raising money for Children In Need.

Year 7 and 8 pupils will take part in the BBC Country File Ramble for Children In Need, walking from Clayton village over the Downs and into Lewes.

They have already raised £2,070 and hope to hit their £3,000 target by the end of the month. They are also looking for support. Visit www.justgiving.com/fundraising/bhgpe to help.

Deputy head of Burgess Hill Girls Heather Cavanagh is immensely proud of all the school’s fundraisers and said: “Lola’s achievement is a great example of how one individual can make a significant difference.

“It is also wonderful to see older pupils getting involved with the community in their fundraising effort. I cannot wait to see what challenges they set themselves next year.”