ROTARIANS are thanking everyone who helped raise more than £1,000 for charity at an Easter egg hunt.

Aireborough Rotary members say the event, at Rodley Nature Reserve, was all they could have hoped for.

They thanked nature reserve staff and everyone who made the event a success.

Spokesman Robert Mirfield said: “It was the general public, the families who turned up in their droves, to whom we are most grateful. Since entry had to be free, the start point staff giving out egg boxes for collecting prize-winning tokens and their indispensable map relied entirely on donations which at the end of the day reached a staggering £300.

“Local stores surpassed last year’s brilliant effort by this time donating 140 eggs. This meant the tombola raised half the event’s eventual magnificent total. Nearly all the eggs left as raffle prizes but an impromptu fire sale was needed to finally empty the shelves.

“Well done to all the Rotarians, Inner Wheel members and wives who ran the stalls, directed traffic expertly and parked cars with precision.

“The Egg Hunt raised £1,080 for president Barry Mills’ end of year donations to Martin House Hospice, Childline and Forget-me-not cafe.”