BONE marrow transplant girl Beth Morris is enjoying fun with her school friends again after spending five months in isolation.

Returning to St Saviour's Ringley Primary School is a major step on the road to recovery for six-year-old Beth, who has battled with cancer since she was diagnosed with lymphoblastic leukaemia when she was 17-months-old.

Brave Beth captured the hearts of people in the town, who rallied to support her and her family during a year-long search for a bone marrow donor.

Despite prompting hundreds of people from the local community to give blood as well as join the British Bone Marrow Register, a match could not be found and the Morris family turned further afield. A donor was eventually found in Germany.

Beth had the operation in April and spent the next five months in isolation, unable to see her friends, play out, or ride her beloved pony Molly.

But now she is back with her little friends in Year 1 on a part-time basis for a few weeks and has never been happier. She said: "It's nice to see all my friends again."

Her loyal classmates who kept in touch during the year she was away from school by sending her letters and videos, are equally pleased to have her back.

One friend, six-year-old Katie Holland said: "We have more fun when Beth is here."

Beth's mum Janet, of Hollow Meadow, Ringley said: "Beth still gets tired, but she wants to do everything at the moment -- horse riding, gymnastics, swimming -- so she just sleeps in between! She really enjoys being back at school and it's great that she can take part again."

Beth is now looking forward to the future when she hopes to swim with dolphins in Florida, but most of all she wants to travel to Germany to see where her donor came from and, if possible, meet the person to say thank-you.

Janet said: "Beth loves Germany now, she even supported them during the World Cup.

"She can write to her donor anonymously, and hopes to visit Germany."

Emma Heesom of the National Blood Service said: "We are so pleased Beth has made such a speedy recovery and I would like to thank all those people who became blood donors and those who went on the British Bone Marrow Register because of Beth's story."