AN 11-year-old Acton girl raised hundreds of pounds for Great Ormond Street children’s hospital by holding bake sales outside her home.

Anya Jagotincev, of Bromyard Avenue, a pupil at West London Free School, went to work in half-term.

She started with a target of £50 but has now raised more than £287.

Her grandmother and friends all put on their aprons to whisk up a variety of cakes, including biscuits, cupcakes, rocky-roads, flapjacks and Swiss rolls.

Anya, who knows at first-hand the care on offer at Great Ormond Street, battles with juvenile arthritis and has been a patient there for four years.

She said: "I chose GOSH as a charity because I go there myself and I see the wonderful work done by doctors and nurses.

“Lots of my friends came to help and it was a great half-term activity.”

Her mum, Jasna, 45, praised her daughter’s fund-raising efforts and hopes others will follow her example.

She said: “Anya deals with her condition very well and we are tremendously proud of her.

“Local people, including the police, a vicar and lots of neighbouring families, have been very generous.”

Hayley Richardson, senior fund-raising executive for GOSH, said: “It’s really heart-warming to hear about the fantastic bake sale. The money raised will help us make a difference for patients and their families from across the UK.”

Donations can still be made through https://www.justgiving.com/GOSHCakeSale