PEOPLE who fundraised for this year's Oxenhope Straw Race have been urged to hand in their sponsorship cash.

Organisers of the event need the money to be with them by the end of this month in order to present it to a selection of good causes before the end of November.

Straw race secretary, Jane Barrett, said: "The money has been quite slow to come in this time and we're a little bit down on previous years.

"I'm not sure why that is. It could be because there have been a lot of other high-profile sponsored events this year.

"Anything that people can send in to help us hit our target would be gratefully received.

"Last year we distributed just short of £10,000, and that is what tends to be our target amount."

People can find out how to send in their sponsorship cash by contacting organisers find the event website at strawrace.com They can also contact the event's Twitter account.