BOXER Scott Welch is throwing his weight behind the biggest schools' promotion in Sussex.

The heavyweight fighter, who lives in Shoreham, visited pupils at St Mary's RC Primary School in Portslade to encourage them to start collecting the magic tokens now being published daily in the Argus.

We are offering one lucky class the chance of a three-night visit to Disneyland Paris, which will include a sightseeing tour of the French capital.

Scott said: "Disneyland Paris is a wonderful place and I'm sure my four-year-old Tommy would love to go, as most children would.

"I wish all the children taking part the best of luck and am sure the winners will have the time of their lives."

St Mary's teacher Vicky Smith said: "This would be an opportunity of a lifetime for the children to go to Disneyland Paris.

"The children are very, very good at collecting things.

"They always enter into the spirit and work up lots of enthusiasm so I'm sure the whole competition will be great fun."

The first Laugh And Learn School Break tokens were printed in Argus yesterday and we will be publishing them daily for the next six weeks.

There will always be one on Page 2 but you need to keep your eyes peeled because there will be others dotted throughout the paper, so make sure you do not miss a single issue.

The school that piles up the most tokens will then select one lucky class to be whisked off to Paris.

The all-expenses paid adventure is for 35 children and 15 adult chaperones and the winners will be announced in the first week of June.

Sponsorship for our exciting competition is being provided by American Express, Pavilion Internet and Southern Water.

Any queries can be dealt with by competition co-ordinator Laura Digweed on 01273 544722 or 01444 235100.

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