A DETERMINED young fundraiser has managed to generate more than triple his target for charity.

Seven-year-old Zach Mcbryde from Walney was born with a congenital heart condition and had his first heart operation at 11 days old but he did not let that stop him taking part in a sports day to raise money for the British Heart Foundation.

His mum Sarah McBryde said avid footballer and boxer Zach had defied his condition to live an energetic life and that he is really passionate about raising the money for this charity.

At the sports day event at Vickerstown Primary School, the family were all there with fundraising buckets and hosted a raffle table to raise money from parents and visitors.

Darren Mcbryde, Zach’s father, said: “His target was £500 and he raised a total of £1629.12.

"We are all so proud and overwhelmed.

“Considering the time we had to do it as well, it was amazing really.

“We had more planned but we had to cancel it because of the issue around coronavirus obviously.

“A big thank you to Vickerstown staff, especially Mr Holmes, pupils and heir families for their support and kindness.

“Zach was wanting to do this for a while now, and he really loved giving out the prizes to the winners at the raffle.

“It gives a nice feeling to be able to give something back to those who helped us, especially during these times.”

The fundraiser at the school coincided with Sport Relief.

All the children at Vickerstown Primary topped off a day of sport and activity wearing red by completing their daily mile. Parents and family came down to the school as well to watch the finale.

The day went off without a hitch and was undisturbed by the coronavirus outbreak.

Cash was raised for two charities and the children had a great time in doing so.

David Holmes, headteacher of Vickerstown Primary School, said: “Vickerstown School enjoyed a very successful Sport Relief day.

“The children wore their red clothes to do their daily mile run as well as a rotation of sporting events all morning.

“Zach is our inspiration for doing this and we should say thanks to him and his family.”

The British Heart Foundation aim to ensure that at least 70p in every £1 raised or donated is spent on life saving research. This money goes towards funding research into heart disease, circulatory conditions, as well as risk factor research.