FUNDRAISERS who have gone the extra mile for charity have been honoured for their work for the region’s hospices.

For the last six months, 13 companies have been going the extra mile for East Lancashire Hospice, raising an additional £32,000 in funding for in their Corporate Challenge.

The main award of the night, the East Lancashire Hospice Corporate Challenge Award winner 2017 was presented to Alan Price Automobile Service – who managed to raise an incredible £10,230.29.

In second place was the Royal Bank of Scotland in Blackburn, raising £5,697.85 and just £50 behind were Partwell, also in Blackburn, with £5,655.84.

Alan Price, from the winning business, said: “My mother has cancer of the pancreas and that prompted me to do it. When I told my mum I was taking part, she backed me all the way.

“The team have had great fun doing it and met some fabulous people. We have involved customers and suppliers and it has been a very heart-warming experience.”

Chief Exec Lyn Stevenson thanked the companies for their continued support.

She said: “Each of the companies who took part are winners to us. We are so grateful to them for the time and dedication they have shown and the amount they have raised is absolutely fantastic.”

A number of other awards were also given out on the night.

Each of the winners received a trophy from day patient Ann Dobson, who has been attending the hospice for two years, and Chris Ridehalgh from Organic Insurance.

And at the Pendleside Hospice awards, they were celebrating raising more than £97,016.66 for the hospice.

Each participating company was given £50 donated by sponsor Charter Walk Shopping Centre in Burnley to start them on their way.

Among the winners from the event were Barrowford-based acdc who took home the overall Corporate Challenge Champion Award, and Burnley and Pendle Slimming World which raised the most cash with £26,311, nearly double their previous winning total from last year.

Helen McVey CEO of Pendleside Hospice said: “The support we receive from the Corporate Challenge is vital to helping us deliver our services. We’re really grateful to have had a number of prominent local businesses taking part in the challenge and getting so much commitment from all their members of staff.”