MARGE Simpson, the Mad Hatter and a clown are just some of the fancy dress costumes that a charity worker is wearing this month in a bid to raise funds for her employer, Macmillan Cancer Support.

Stacey Henson, 34, aims to raise £2,000, which would pay for a Macmillan nurse for two weeks, by dressing up in a different costume every day in March.

Miss Henson, who works for the fundraising support centre at Macmillan in Shipley as a data analyst, said: “I have been working for Macmillan one year this month, so decided that I would do a fundraiser to celebrate this.

“I had no idea what to do, I wanted to do something a bit different and that I would enjoy, so it needed to be a bit creative.

“A colleague suggested I do something with fancy dress, as whenever there is any opportunity to dress up, I’m front of the queue, and that’s how we came up with the idea.

“A whole month in fancy dress, no matter where I am or what I’m doing, and a different costume every day.

“As buying costumes for each day would have cost a small fortune, I’ve tried to make a lot of the costumes, spending most of February holed up with a ton of fabric and a glue gun, and borrowed what I can from friends.

“I work for Macmillan so I get to constantly hear about the amazing work they do to support people affected by cancer, and the amazing efforts people go to raise money for them,” added Miss Henson, who lives in Pudsey.

“As is unfortunately the case for so many people now, I have family that have suffered with cancer, so my fundraising is in tribute to my maternal grandad, Brian, who I sadly lost two years ago to cancer.

“My paternal grandad is currently battling cancer, and doing amazingly well. On top of this my aunt was diagnosed with terminal cancer the day before I started my March challenge, she has now been referred to Macmillan so this has really spurred me on to raise as much money as possible.”

To sponsor the challenge visit justgiving.com/fundraising/Stacey-Henson.

Donations can also be made by mobile phone by texting SHFD47 followed by £2, £3, £5 or £10 to 70070.