THEY might not find free parking and they don't plan on going to jail, but six Elstree schoolgirls are hoping to walk past all the other sights on London's Monopoly board this weekend.

The Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls sixth-formers are walking from Old Kent Road to Mayfair on Saturday to raise thousands of pounds for needy children in Malawi and India.

So far, the girls have raised £1420 from The Monopoly Marathon which, with over 15 miles to cover, will take them about six hours.

The money will go to Wings of Hope, a charity providing free education to nearly 1000 poor and orphaned children.

The girls, who have already held a cake sale and are planning a disco for January, are taking part in the Wings of Hope achievement award. The national competition challenges teenagers to come up with creative fundraising ideas.

Semi-finalists will attend an awards ceremony at the House of Lords, with actor Sir David Jason on the judging panel. The winners, announced in April, will get work experience placements with top companies like PricewaterhouseCoopers, as well as be taken to India to see where their money has gone.

"The prize sounds fanatic," said team member Devika Devlia, 16. She said the cause was a great one.

"They are people our own age and we're giving them an education."

Last year, the competition raised £100,000. Louise Bull, the charity's student development manager, said student donations provide the bulk of Wings of Hope's funding.

"We're really centred around students helping students," she said.

"It's absolutely phenomenal to see how creative the students are and how well they can step up to the challenge."