LITTLE mermaid Olivia Grace Hardy is set to swim across the English Channel - well sort of.

Nine-year-old Olivia, of Birch Close Ryhill, won't doing it all at one go. Instead she will be swimming the 20 mile distance over the next few weeks at Royston Leisure Centre.

The year four pupil at South Heindley Primary School is doing it to raise money for the British Heart Foundation.

Log on to justgiving.com/Pippa-Goddard2 to sponsor Olivia.