BABIES and toddlers hopped, skipped and jumped in aid of a children’s charity.

Members of the East Herts and West Essex babyballet took part in a sponsored danceathon on Tuesday at Namco Funscape in Freeport to raise money for Tommy’s, a charity that funds research into stillbirth, premature birth and miscarriage.

With other babyballet classes around the UK, the group are hoping to raise £100,000.

The theme was Peppa Pig, and children dressed up in special clothes as well as their usual tutus.