PRESSING matters at school? It wasn't a case of any old IRON for one Poynton headmaster as he did some "FUNNY" laundering which had his pupils creased up with laughter all in aid of Comic Relief.

And he didn't run out of steam for two whole hours!

Graham Hamilton, 43, head at Lostock Hall Primary School had long wanted to thank his staff for all their efforts so they told him: "Forget buying us a drink, you can do our ironing."

Being a sporting chap, their boss picked up the gauntlet - or rather the steam iron - and set about some somewhat crumpled clothes. He charged 50p per item with all money going to the red nose charity and even the pupils brought in their sweaters and socks to be pressed by sir.

Over the day, he ironed 63 items, raising £31.50 to go with the £112 the pupils raised with a cake sale and quiz.

Dad-of-two Graham said: "There was a fantastic atmosphere at the school on the day. The teachers were all having a good giggle.

"While doing the ironing, I talked to the children about comic relief, what impact the money would have, and where it was going in the world.

"It was a great opportunity for wider learning. Some girls from year five also did really well by organising a wordsearch with prizes.

"I also wanted to thank the staff for their work towards a successful Ofsted report, and they said 'forget buying us a drink, you can do our ironing!'

"We raised £144 over all which isn't bad at all for a small school like us."