More than 100 Mid Sussex parents and children took to the streets at the weekend in a bid to save their school.

Pupils of Heyworth School in Haywards Heath made their own posters, banners and painted T-shirts to take on the six-mile march to Bolnore Village and back on Saturday morning.

Parents were outraged to discover last month that their children's school may be moved to the new Bolnore development three miles away.

West Sussex County Council is considering a proposal to build a £2 million, 420-pupil school within the walled estate to replace Heyworth.

Angry parents say children would have to travel up to three miles to school. They also fear that if the school goes, shops will shut as well and the community as a whole will suffer.

Mother Sadie Swain, who has one child at the school, said: "I was really surprised and encouraged by the number of people who turned out.

"The traffic was mayhem but we needed to make our point, and I think we did that.

"We had to bring the kids back in a lorry though, as they were too tired to walk back, which only goes to show how far it is."

Councillors Paddy Henry and Richard Goddard joined the parents and children on the march.

Coun Henry said: "It's not just about the children at Heyworth - the move will affect all children in the town. The county council has been trying to push this through without proper democratic process."