Auto-Trail raises £5k for Help for Heroes

Caravan maker Auto-Trail has collected over £5,000 for Help for Heroes.

It comes after the third sector organisation was picked as its nominated charity for 2011 and in order to raise cash for it, a number of fundraising events were organised.

The Coast to Coast Challenge saw employees of the firm make their way from Whitehaven to Sunderland on bikes in two days, while another group completed the Three Peaks Challenge of Scafell Pike, Ben Nevis and Snowdon in less than 24 hours.

A golf tournament was held for suppliers and staff, where various competitions and raffles took place across different courses.

It means that over the last five years the organisation has managed to raise over £21,000 for a range of good causes.

Auto-Trail has previously collected cash for Cancer Research UK, the Huntington's Disease Association and St Andrew's Children's Hospice – while Women's Aid, North East Lincolnshire has been chosen as its charity for 2012.