Primary school pupils have been given a sneak preview of a music video in which they were the stars.

X Factor singer Nathan Grisdale came to Five Acre Wood School in Boughton Lane, Maidstone, earlier this year to film Don't Give Up.

Nathan Grisdale and Tim Williams talk about the new single.

The Blackburn-born singer visited the special educational needs school on Monday, even fitting in time for a duet with five-year-old Finley.

Speaking after his performance, Nathan said: "It was so rewarding seeing all the smiles on the kids' faces. All the staff were amazing and so welcoming, filming was a fantastic day and probably the best music video I've done so far.

"I've been singing in the summer here for the last two years, me and my manager sat down and thought it would be a great idea to do the music video here. Everything that's made from the single will go to special needs charities.

Five Acre Wood rolled out the red carpet for Nathan's arrival, putting on two concerts on Monday morning for pupils to see themselves in the video and hear him sing live too.

Tim Williams, head of the school, said: "We're absolutely thrilled, Nathan's been supporting for a number of years. He's done a great piece of work to raise awareness of the school and awareness of disabilities. We can't thank him enough.

"It's great to have visibility from people like Nathan by involving our young people and showing what they can do."

Five Acre Wood School has been picked as the Kent Messenger's Charity of the Year for 2020.

Over the next 12 months the paper and KentOnline will be sharing the great news and events from the school.

Mr Williams added: "We've always got things planned to get our name out there with the great support of the people that we work closely with us."

The single Don't Give Up comes out on iTunes on Friday and the music video will be released on YouTube on Monday, December 22.

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