Crowds flocked to this year's Manorlands Garden Party helping to make it a record money-raiser.

The 2,000 people who packed into the Sue Ryder hospice grounds in Oxenhope, on Sunday, brought in a staggering £22,800 - more money than ever before.

Last year's fundraiser, the previous huge success, topped the £20,000 mark.

But organisers have set themselves a bigger challenge - to raise £30,000 at next year's 30th annual show.

"We will be pulling out all the stops to make it the biggest ever. It's the 30th so we are aiming at £30,000," said fundraising team member, Jodie Shepherd.

"We were actually surprised to raise so much on Sunday because the weather was so hot and we thought people might not want to walk around it. But people have been very supportive."

Manorlands costs £1.6 million a year to run and more than half the cash has to be raised by volunteers.

This year they will be aiming to raise just short of £1 million - £965,000. The balance of the funds is provided by health service funders, including Primary Care Trusts.

The event was opened by Keighley MP Ann Cryer, who recently lost her husband to cancer. She was reunited with Haworth Brass Band - who performed for the crowds - 35 years after she appeared with them as an extra in classic film The Railway Children.

Sally Outhwaite, of the fundraising team, said: "She gave a very emotive speech about the care of Manorlands and the hospice movement in general."

Around the grounds there were 40 stalls including old favourites such as linens, books, cakes, white elephant, rugs and throws, and a bouncy castle.

Manorlands' profits were boosted by United Co-Op which donated most of the food and drink for the refreshments. Redhead International was again a sponsor.

Also providing support were Colin Appleyard's of Keighley, various local Lions, Soroptomists, Inner Wheel, Round Table and Rotary groups, and Sutton Amateurs.