Hundreds of police officers from across the country are to appear in a charity music video for a child suffering from a rare form of cancer.

Alex Goodwin was diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma, a bone cancer which fewer than 30 children in the UK develop each year, in his right thigh.

The nine-year-old's family has launched a bid to crowdfund more than £120,000 for treatment, including proton beam therapy outside the UK.

Alex's father, PC Jeff Goodwin, and other Warwickshire police officers will appear in a music video for a charity song that is to be released in aid of the campaign.

Alex Goodwin gives an update on his music video appeal

They were joined by hundreds of uniformed officers from more than 30 forces across the country as filming took place outside Warwickshire Police Headquarters in Leek Wootton, near Warwick.


Fire and ambulance officers will also appear in the music video for Horizon On My Mind, which was written and produced by Warwickshire Police inspector Dave Jones.

Prior to the shoot, Alex shared details of the crowdfunding campaign with thousands of his followers on Twitter.

In a video message, he said: "I'm still in hospital as you see but after I have a bit of medicine and have seen my doctor we are going to my daddy's police headquarters to see lots of policemen, fire and ambulance people for my Horizon On My Mind.

Good morning. More preparation for Alexander's song "Horizon on my mind". The lyric video will be released today! #alexsjourney #horizon pic.twitter.com/vtMAB7btfE — Alexander's Journey (@alexs_journey) October 15, 2016

"We're finishing it today so that's great."

Alex's family, from Dunton Bassett in Leicestershire, say he has struggled with "constant pain and discomfort" since Christmas 2015 and now needs to use a wheelchair to get around.

On a fundraising page, they added: "Time is of the essence and we cannot afford any further delays so we must do whatever we can to speed things up and obtain the best treatment and this will cost money."