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Cuddly stuffed animals filled the stands of the Select Stadium in honour of a girl who died aged just 15 .

Aidan Jackson, 14, from Widnes made it his mission to fill the town’s rugby stadium with 10,500 teddy bears to help raise money for the Olivia Alice Foundation, named in honour of Halewood teenager Olivia Walker.

It took from 9am to 3pm to sit every bear he had collected from well-wishers on as many seats as he could fill.

Some bears even travelled from as far away as China.

Aidan said: “My sister was in China at the time and she was telling people about the project. Her professor told everyone to buy teddies.”

Aidan said Olivia loved stuffed animals and would have enjoyed seeing them all in the stadium.

His favorite teddy he received was a big white bear in a trench coat. One woman even donated 500 bears.

People can also still donate money through Aidan’s Teddy Bear Challenge GoFundMe page .

Olivia, a pupil at Bluebell Park in Kirkby, met Aidan at a local swimming club.

After she died two years ago from complications due to her disabilities, Aidan decided to do something in her honour.

He and his family have raised £2,600 for the Olivia Alice foundation, which donates equipment to hospitals, since its creation last year.

Aidan also raised £6,500 earlier this year for the charity by swimming the equivalent of the English Channel over three months.

Olivia received treatment at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital and Claire House Children’s Hospice towards the end of her life.