The family of a teenager whose life was transformed by a kidney transplant have backed a call for more donors.

And, as the NHS Organ marks its tenth anniversary, dad Chris Dyson told of his son Charles's new life.

Charles, 17, of Nicholson Close, Bingley, had a transplant when he was six, after doctors decided he needed dialysis because of polycystic kidneys.

Mr Dyson, 45, said: "The phone call came out of the blue that there was a young person with a matching kidney who had died in London. You sit waiting even though it is not necessarily life-threatening because you have the fall back of dialysis.

He added: "Having the transplant was life-changing for all the family."

Mr Dyson said as a parent of a child in need of a donor it was an easy decision to put his name on the donor register.

Charles, who is studying for a Business Diploma at Skipton College, won three gold medals at the transplant 'Olympics' in Canada earlier his year.

He was one of 13 sports people picked to represent Britain after excellent performances at the British Transplant Games in Norwich last year, winning medals for badminton, table tennis and the obstacle race.

More than 120,000 people from across the district have helped to swell the ranks of organ donors in the last ten years.

And figures from the NHS Organ Donor Register reveal 7,860 new would-be donors from Bradford have signed up so far this year, the register's tenth anniversary.

Bradford donors, who have a BD postcode, were boosted in Yeadon, where 406 people signed up to give the gift of life, joining 285 people from Guiseley, 403 from Otley, 705 from Pudsey, and 774 people from Ilkley. But people are still being urged to add their name to the list and help save a life. Register spokesman John Oliver said: "There is a critical shortage of organs for donation throughout the UK, but among the Asian community, it is even more serious."

To sign up visit www.uktransplant. org.uk or call 0845 6060400.