Youngsters are to stage a money-raising show in support of sick children.

It will mark the end of a two-year appeal to help fund a £600,000 children's unit at Airedale General Hospital.

So far £155,000 has been banked towards the project, which aims to provide proper over-night facilities to allow parents to stay with their poorly youngsters.

At the moment, mums and dads have to sleep in chairs or other make-do facilities.

The concert, by children for children, will be staged at Victoria Hall, Keighley, on Saturday, June 9.

The organisers, Friends of Airedale and Airedale New Venture, say it is to thank the community for helping.

Taking part will be nine schools and dance groups from the Airedale catchment area - stretching from Bingley and Ilkley in the south to Giggleswick in the north.

Performing will be Giggleswick primary school, Westville House School, Ilkley, Malsis School, Glusburn, Keighley Amateur Junior Singing Club, Northern Dance Group, Silsden, Bingley Dance Studio, the Aaloron Group and the Lynn Baglio School of Dance from Keighley.

Mike Yates, of Airedale New Venture, said: "We have reached the target we set over the two years and this is to mark the occasion.

"We thought a concert performed by children would be very appropriate."

Just because the two year goal has been reached, however, money raising activities are set to continue.

"We want to raise as much money as possible to make the project a success," said Mr Yates.