A KEIGHLEY law firm is giving its backing to Manorlands.

Members of the AWB Charlesworth team have already taken on various fundraising challenges.

And the company – which also has offices in Bradford and Skipton – hopes that by the end of the year, more than £12,000 will have been coined-in for the Oxenhope Sue Ryder hospice.

Last month, solicitor and AWB Charlesworth director James Dunn completed the world's largest half marathon, the Great North Run, raising £2,700.

Earlier in the year, colleague Jenny Barron took on the London Marathon for the cause, and arranged a music festival.

Other activities are planned to further bolster the coffers.

James, who is head of commercial property at the firm's Keighley office, says: "The Sue Ryder Manorlands hospice is immensely important, and we enjoy supporting it in every way we can.

"Our staff's enthusiasm for the fundraising programme is infectious – you can’t help but join in and support them! Many of our staff and clients have links to the hospice, so it’s an absolute privilege to assist this fantastic local cause."

Adam Brunskill – senior community fundraiser at Manorlands – pays tribute to James' efforts in the Great North Run, and to his colleagues and others for their support.

He says: "The incredible total raised by James through the run is testament to how seriously he took the running and fundraising in equal measure. He really set a fantastic example for others to follow in how to approach the Great North Run for Sue Ryder.

"From us all at Manorlands hospice, we say a huge 'thank you' to James and everyone who has supported the fundraising. We are incredibly proud of what he has achieved. These vital funds will help make sure we are there for more people when it matters most."

Manorlands supports patients with life-limiting illnesses and their families at the hospice and in the community, across an area covering Craven, Airedale and Wharfedale as well as parts of Bradford.

All services are free to patients and their loved ones, but it costs more than £10,000 a day to keep the hospice doors open.

Only a small part of the cost is covered by statutory funding.

Most of the money has to be raised through fundraising activities and voluntary donations.