A CRICKET club has stumped up £525 for Manorlands.

The Haworth outfit raised the cash with a family fun day.

Nicola Barker, for the club, said: "We were looking to organise a family day and at the same time player Stephen Pickup was thinking about holding a charity event – so we decided to combine the two.

"Stephen kindly funded the cost of the bouncy castle for the day.

"Manorlands is a great local charity and we were pleased to be able to use the fun day as an opportunity to raise funds.

"It was a great day and we'd like to thank everyone who attended and all the businesses that supported us by donating raffle prizes."

Hayley Ibbotson, senior fundraiser at the Oxenhope Sue Ryder hospice, paid tribute to the club for its support.

"We're very grateful to everyone for the time they put into organising this event to benefit the hospice – it is much appreciated," she said.

"It is a wonderful amount to receive and the funds will help us to continue providing incredible care to our patients and their families in the local community, both at the hospice and through our clinical nurse specialists caring for patients at home.

"We rely heavily on the generosity of community groups and organisations to support us, as they provide a vital source of income to enable us to provide our services.

"I'd encourage any other groups interested in organising an event for Manorlands to get in touch on 01535 640430 so we can support them with their plans."

Manorlands – which provides free care to people with life-limiting illnesses across Airedale, Craven and North and West Bradford – costs £2.9 million a year to run, but only part of that is covered by statutory funds.

The hospice has to raise over £1.6m annually through donations and its own fundraising activities to maintain its services.

Last year Manorlands' community nurse specialists provided over 2,795 home visits, nearly 200 people attended the day therapy unit and the bereavement team received more than 1,380 phone calls.