THREE brothers got to work with their bucket and sponges to help raise awareness and money for people with Tourettes.

Nine-year-old Logan Ball suffers from the condition, and makes a high-pitch noise every few seconds.

Friends and family have been rallying round to ensure that people on the street have some understanding and empathy towards the schoolboy's condition.

Logan, who lives in the Wash Lane area of Bury, displays tics as a result of Tourettes.

His mother Sandra has to make sure Logan wears a special biteable necklace, as her son often has the urge to bite things, but it is the 'screaming' tic that affects him the most.

“A few days ago we were at the dentist and Logan was shouting because of his tic. People in the waiting room were very uncomfortable and it can be hard for Logan, and for me, as I am often worried that people will think he is doing it thinking that I am a bad parent," said the 32-year-old full-time mum, who has two other sons, Zak, aged 10 and Callum, aged 13.

Logan is supported by his friends from St Paul's C of E Primary School who often wear T-shirts and jumpers reading 'Keep Calm — it’s only Tourettes'.

Sandra said: "Logan used to get really down and self conscious when he saw how people reacted to his screams because they can be ear piercing, but he is getting better now and I am really proud of how he has come on."

A few months ago, Sandra discovered the Tourettes Action support group, which meets in Liverpool and Blackburn. The family were so thankful to the group leaders for their help that they held a car wash on January 31 and raised £100 for the cause.

On January 31, Zac and his two brothers armed themselves with soapy water and sponges and cleaned a fleet of cars belonging to Aarhus Fire Protection Ltd, where her husband Ian, aged 37, works as a fire alarm installations manager.