TWO brothers from Thornbury are embracing the charitable spirit this Halloween by trick-or-treating for the town’s foodbank.

Connor and Lewis Tucker, who live on Oakleaze Road and go to Christ the King School, will be visiting houses on their street dressed as a skeleton and werewolf, and instead of collecting chocolate and sweets for themselves, will be asking for donations for those in need.

The idea came from eight-year-old Connor, who heard his dad Craig talk about a reverse advent calendar he saw online, a concept where a donation is made to the foodbank each day leading up to Christmas.

“I saw the calendar and suddenly had the idea to go trick-or-treating for the foodbank,” said Connor.

“We have a big trolley ready and are looking forward to visiting people as we would like to fill it right to the top!”

Six-year-old Lewis, was initially hesitant to give up the chance to go collect free treats, but quickly came around when he was offered the chance to dress up and help other people.

“I am looking forward to dressing up as a werewolf,” said six-year-old Lewis.

“Wolves are my favourite animals and it is going to be fun to pretend to be one for the day.”

He added: “The foodbank has lots of baked beans and tinned soup, so we want to get them something different.”

Having heard of their amazing charitable efforts, the boys’ grandmother has offered to buy them chocolate to reward them.

“We aren’t really big Halloween fans to be honest,” said mum Fran.

“But when Connor suggested it we thought it was a great idea.

“We are very proud of them. Sometimes they say things that completely shock us, they are very kind hearted and it is lovely to see how they enjoy doing nice things for other people.”

Mary Mainwaring, Connor and Lewis’ head teacher at Christ the King Primary School, said: “It is amazing to see what they are doing for other people.

“Our motto is making a difference, and the fact they are really doing that for the people in Thornbury makes us very proud.

“The school has already done a harvest service where we made a collection for the foodbank and St Julian’s Trust – the boys have taken it one step further and I can’t wait to see how well they do.”