THREE enterprising Year 11 pupils at Taunton School are planning to help out at an African orphanage this Summer.

Joshua Hall, Cameron Willetts and Alastair Robinson have started fund-raising for their three-week visit to Ghana.

They have volunteered to go to Accra in Ghana with Projects Abroad, which has sent more than 50,000 people from all walks of life to help in the developing world.

The intrepid trio, all aged 16 and day pupils at the school.

They will spend their time working in an orphanage in the mornings and then coaching rugby in the afternoons – they were all in the school’s Under 16 A side last season.

They will be writing to local businesses for support and are also hoping to receive donations of old rugby kit to take out with them.

Josh said: “We heard about Projects Abroad from a family friend in Ghana and decided to apply to take part – it’s the opportunity of a lifetime.”

Alastair described the trip as “an out of the box experience” while Cameron said it would be “amazing” to go to Africa to help out.

Headmaster Lee Glaser said: “I am extremely proud of them.

“In an age when teenage boys are stereotyped as unthinking and lazy, it’s great to see Josh, Cam and Ali doing something different and helping others in another part of the world.

“I hope their adventure will inspire others to try something similar.”

The boys need to raise £2,000 each to cover their trip and anyone wishing to support them is asked to email michael.hall48@btinternet.com