Teenager honour pal by taking all day to place in seats at sports stadium teddy bears he had collected from well-wishers

A teenager has filled a sports stadium with 10,500 teddy bears in honour of their 15-year-old friend who died.
Aidan Jackson, 14, from Widnes made it his mission to fill the Select Stadium with the cuddly toys to raise money for the Olivia Alice Foundation - named in honour of Olivia Walker.
It took eight hours 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.