CHARITY-minded workers at BAe Samlesbury are celebrating after being rewarded for their fund-raising efforts.

At the firm's Charity Challenge awards ceremony the site won two second place awards for its efforts.

The site's contribution helped towards more than £200,000 being raised for North West causes.

A total of £458,000 was raised nationally with £250,000 going to Marie Curie Cancer Care.

Employees at Samlesbury organised 53 fund-raising activities last year including beer festivals, fun runs, and parachute jumps to collect a total of £76,000.

Under BAe's charity challenge programme, employees aged under 26 are encouraged to raise money for charity and at the same time develop teamwork and organisational skills.

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