TWO girls from Leigh are starring in a video with their mums in support of down syndrome awareness month.

The Wouldn’t Change A Thing group released a carpool karaoke song online called 50 Mums 50 Kids 1 Extra Chromosome in March which was viewed more than 230 million times.

The video played Christina Perri’s track A Thousand Years in the background while mums done “signing” with their children who have down’s syndrome.

It was filmed “to make negative perceptions of down syndrome a thing of the past”.

The publicity led to schools learning to sign and a government petition to introduce it into education.

Wouldn’t Change a Thing is now launching a video via social media on Thursday which shows the joy that children with down’s syndrome bring to family life on a backdrop of increasing screening and termination for the condition.

Sarah Gregory, 34, from Leigh, features in the latest video with her four-year-old daughter Emily after they both starred in 50 Mums.

She said: “October is extremely important to us as a family and as a community as it’s our opportunity to spread awareness and provide people with up-to-date facts on down syndrome.

"It allows us to dispel outdated myths and give new parents a balanced view on how family life is like living with somebody who happens to have down syndrome.

"Although some things are different, different isn’t always bad- in fact it’s our version of perfect.

“Emily’s dad James and I are so proud of Emily and her brother Jackson for taking part in the latest video.

"We would never take Emily’s down syndrome away as it doesn’t define her.

"But she wouldn’t be the cheeky, determined, lovable little girl that she is without it.

"There are five families from the North West in this video and it’s been so nice for us all to share the experience together as we’ve all been in each other’s lives since our children were born and have a very strong bond.”

Beverley Parr and her husband Ian, of Angus Avenue, Leigh, fostered five-year-old Bethany from birth before adopting her.

Mum-of-four Beverley, 57, said: “It is important to get the word out.

"Children with down syndrome lead full lives.

"For years there have been bad reports of people with down syndrome but now people know there is nothing to be feared of and there is help and advice.

"I have seen a shift in the NHS, education and other ways since my first child was born 37 years ago.

"Ian and I are proud parents of Beth. She is a proper little diva and likes attention.

"She loves swimming, dancing and is loving life as we all should.”