Staff at Morrisons’ Bradford headquarters who ‘dressed down for a pound’ handed over a cheque for £1,846 to the Telegraph & Argus Bradford Crocus Cancer Appeal, as donations continue to roll in.
Workers at the supermarket giant’s Gain Lane head office threw their weight behind our £1 million fundraising quest by swapping their business wear for smart, casual clothes and paying £1 for the privilege.
And they are not the only people getting behind our most ambitious campaign to date, which could see new cancer treatments pioneered here in the city.
Organisers of a comedy night at Bradford Bulls’ Odsal stadium offered to donate 20 per cent of all online ticket sales for its last gig in June.
Mick Broadbent said the event, headlined by Dave Twentyman, a rugby league fan who has played at some of the world’s top comedy clubs, raised £52 for the appeal.
And youngsters at Russell Street Private Day Nursery in Bradford also got involved by raising cash during an open day and ‘toddle waddle’.