A band of students took time out from their summer break to take part in a fund-raising tour on behalf of a cancer charity for teenagers.

The 14-strong team from Bristol Rag raised £6,621 for the Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT) with ?raids? on towns and cities across the region.

The tour took place last month with street collections taking place in Bournemouth, Bath, Oxford, Reading, Cardiff and Cheltenham.

The top collector was Jon Medcraft, aged 21, currently studying for his Masters degree in Engineering Mathematics, who managed to raise a total of £1,486.76.

Nigel Revell, TCT?s fund-raising officer said: "I would very much like to take this opportunity to thank all connected with Bristol Rag for their fantastic achievement in raising more than £6,600 during their recent week of raids.

"This is indeed a wonderful effort and will assist us greatly in our work to improve the lives of teenagers fighting cancer.

"It is our proposal that the funds be put towards the forthcoming Teenage Cancer Trust Unit being built at the University Hospital in Cardiff, a wonderful facility that will also benefit teenage cancer patients from the Bristol area.

"Thank you once again for all your hard work, it is greatly appreciated."

Huda Gamil, Bristol RAG chair, said: "It?s truly outstanding that these students have given up a whole week of their summer holiday to raise money for such a fantastic cause."

TCT is a new charity, which focuses on the needs of teenagers and young adults with leukaemia, Hodgkin?s and other related diseases by providing specialist units in NHS hospitals.

The units are dedicated areas for teenage patients and they have been involved in their concept and creation.

To date TCT plans to build eight of these units, at a cost of more than £1 million each.

The charity wants to have at least 20 units across the country so that every teenager and young adult with cancer in the UK has access to these facilities.