Mums and children at Aawaz Asian women’s charity have helped raise £250 for the Mayoral charity Fund.

Service users at Aawaz in Accrington have held a variety of activities over the summer holidays including collections, baking, biscuit decorating and arts and crafts. All proceeds have gone to Hyndburn Mayor Munsif Dad’s Mayoral Charity Fund.

Aawaz manager Zulekha Dala said: “We have had young and old and everybody taking part. “We wanted to create more awareness, tell our service users the importance of the Mayor and how they can participate in the community activities and we’ve had some really good discussions.

The sum of £250 has been raised but the efforts are ongoing to collect even more to help the four charities.