The chairman of a sculpture group project for the sisters who founded Save the Children in Ellesmere has praised a teenager for raising £160 through a 24-hour gaming marathon.

Len Graham, chairs a group hoping to fund a public space to commemorate Eglantyne Jebb and her sister Dorothy Buxton near the Mere, thanked 18-year-old Liam Gibbons who the money on Twitch TV channel.

He admits he was taken aback by this non-traditional way of raising cash but was thankful all the same.

He said: “This was a very impressive feat by Liam to help publicise our project and support Save the Children.

"We’d like to thank him for putting in so much time to it. It’s an unusual way to raise money and it shows how modern gaming technology can be used to benefit others.”

Liam said: “At times I felt like I was going to have to give up due to being so tired, but I powered through, I think my main motivation was knowing the money is going to such a good cause.”

The stream was shared through Liam’s Twitch channel “LiamG2818”, where he has a regular following of more than 282 other gamers.

The GoFundMe page for the stream will remain open for another week, to give other people a chance to donate.