A SELFLESS seven-year-old girl has put smiles on the faces of children less fortunate after she donated Easter eggs to a children’s charity.

Amy Heron, who goes to Tadpole Farm School, celebrated her seventh birthday on March 12 and, instead of expecting her friends to rock up with bundles of gifts, she asked them to bring a chocolate egg which would then be given to a local charity.

The youngster ended up with around two dozen chocolate eggs and on Tuesday afternoon she donated them all to Memory Makers.

A proud, though somewhat shy Amy, said: “I wanted to give Easter eggs to people who go to Memory Makers. If they don’t have any chocolate eggs at Easter they won’t be very happy.

“Donating the eggs makes me feel good and I hope they will make people happy.”

Memory Makers offers children aged between nine and 12 a volunteer adult, known as a memory maker, who will help them create life-lasting positive memories.

They work in conjunction with youth charity SMASH to improve the lives of vulnerable young people.

Memory Makers’ Lyn Hartman, who is also a SMASH trustee, said: “Memory Makers is exactly what it says on the tin. Children are matched with a volunteer adult to help them make some positive childhood memories.

“It’s all about supporting children through on going stress or who are suffering from a traumatic experience in their lives.

“We want the children to have something sustainable, so we might take them to Lydiard to fly a kite or to kick a football around. It’s about spending quality time with them and giving them the one-to-one attention that they need.”

Amy’s mum Fiona said: “I am a very proud mum indeed. All the children were very keen to follow her idea and all the parents were happy to support it, they thought it was wonderful.”

Children can be referred to the scheme by their class teacher, their head teacher or a family care worker.

They often help those who struggle to make the transition from primary to secondary school.

Thrilled at the number of chocolate eggs she received, Amy was keen to do the same again next year.

There are around 24 children who are part of the Memory Makers scheme and, much to Amy’s satisfaction, she said, smiling: “That means there will be one for all of them.”

Memory Makers are always on the hunt for more volunteer adults. To get involved email memory.makers@smashyouthproject.co.uk.