AN eight-year-old boy used his own pocket money to donate a range of items to a food bank to help those in need.

Levi, of Windsor, spent £27 of his money to buy tinned and long-life food for Windsor Foodshare.

The charity, which provides non-perishable food to individuals and families who need it, welcomed Levi’s generous donation.

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Levi said: “I’m really happy I did it, it makes me feel heart-warming and I love the fact I’m spending my own money and I don’t even expect anything back.

“I just want to share my food with people who don’t have that much money and I just want to help people.”

Some of the items he donated included cereal, long-life milk, tinned peas, beans, mashed potato and more.

Levi’s mum Amy said she feels “very proud” of him for donating to Windsor Foodshare.

“I think he’s very happy with what he’s done, and he even went into his school and told his friends," she said.

“He also wants more people to help and hopefully by doing it himself it will encourage others to do the same.”

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Sarah Kember, manager of Windsor Foodshare, added she is grateful to Levi for his donation.

She said: "What an amazing little boy and to do this all off of his own back, he went and asked his family members for tins of food and then took his own pocket money to do a shop for us.

“He was adamant that he wanted to unload his mum’s car in to the trolley for us, and then wheeled the trolley in to us.”

Kember added Levi wanted to do every step of it on his own.

She said: “I think he is our youngest donor so far and the food he obtained will go a long way to feeding local families.

“I am so proud and thankful to him and I’m sure his family are even prouder, what a superstar.”