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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Aisling Grace

Lionesses surprise scrunchie-making superfan who raised £14,500 for charity

A 10-year-old Lionesses superfan has received support and a pair of signed boots from her heroes after she raised more than £14,500 for a young boy with cancer by selling England-inspired creations from her sewing machine.

After getting a sewing machine for Christmas last year, Leah Walton has been selling World Cup-themed homemade scrunchies and keyrings to raise money for four-year-old Jude Mellon-Jameson – who was diagnosed with high-risk neuroblastoma, a rare and aggressive childhood cancer.

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