GENEROUS pupils raised £300 for a charity inspired by a young classmate's remarkable tale of survival.

Youngsters at St Michael and St Martin Primary School, in Belgrave Road, Hounslow, took part in a bring and buy cake sale to raise money for the Liesel Angel Trust.

The charity is named after Liesel Angel Appiah-Boakye, of Maple Way, Feltham, who beat the odds to survive cancer.

She was just 16 months old when she was diagnosed with neuroblastoma - an unusual but deadly form of the disease - in late 2009.

Now three, she has been clear of cancer since January, though she still requires regular check-ups.

The bubbly youngster is enjoying life at the nursery of St Michael and St Martin, which she joined last month.

She owes her survival to a pioneering treatment, using monoclonal antibodies to target cancer cells, being trialled at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Her mother, Lovia Ofori-Agyemang, who describes Liesel's recovery as a 'miracle', set up the trust earlier this year to help other families affected by serious illnesses.

She hopes it will soon be able to offer such families help with the basics, like dropping off and collecting siblings from school, doing the laundry and picking up shopping, so they can focus on helping their little ones get better.

In the long term, the charity also aims to improve cancer treatment in Africa, where she was born.

Ms Ofori-Agyemang said she was grateful to everyone involved in this month's cake sale, which had taken the trust a small step closer to achieving its ultimate goals.

"I've never seen so many cakes in one place, and they all disappeared within an hour. It was tremendous," she told the Chronicle.

"I'm so grateful to all the pupils, staff and parents involved, and to Louise and Caroline Cakes, which donated two specially-decorated cakes."

Even with the proceeds from the cake sale, held on October 14, the trust is still £3,800 short of the £5,000 needed to register as an official charity.

Ms Ofori-Agyemang has called on people and businesses to show their support by making a donation or offering prizes for an upcoming Christmas raffle.

For more about the charity, visit liesel-angeltrust.org. You can make a donation to the Liesel Angel Trust, Barclay (account number 0334 9489, sort code 20-38-83).