You've done it!

The future of Bradford Toy Library has been secured - thanks to your generosity.

The Telegraph & Argus Save Our Play Appeal has smashed through not one, but two, targets to reach an amazing £39,526.

When the appeal was started last December we hoped to raise £12,000 to keep the vital service in operation for another year.

But a phenomenal response by T&A readers meant that target was soon reached and a new one of £30,000 set.

And now - thanks to a £5,000 donation from Gannett, the US owners of the Telegraph & Argus owners Newsquest - the appeal total has peaked at almost £40,000.

The truly amazing feat - which will safeguard the future of the toy library for a least another three years - has been achieved in six months thanks to the immense generosity of T&A readers.

Today, Emma Fawcett, the toy library's co-ordinator, said: "The future is looking bright. I would like to thank everyone who gave money - I feel very humble."

The plight of the toy library at the child development unit at St Luke's Hospital, really captured the imagination of the people of Bradford. Its future hung in the balance as a substantial funds were needed to pay for running costs and new toys.

The vital role it played in stimulating and educating thousands of children with disabilities and special needs across the Bradford district, was already well known to the parents and carers of those children and child health care workers.

But for many others its work in lending out specialist toys and equipment to children with conditions such as autism and cerebral palsy, was little known.

But after reading the moving testimonies from families of disabled children about the crucial role it plays in their lives, hundreds of people dug deep to save it.

The money has not only secured the future of the toy library it also means many new services will be on offer in the near future.

The cheque from the Gannett Foundation has already gone towards a superb new £9,000 sensory corner in the toy library which features a touch sensitive music panel, a large bubble tube, UV tactile touch toys, fibre optics and a projector.

Miss Fawcett said: "It will be a quiet, calm area for children.

"Coming into the toy library will be so much more pleasurable for parents."

There are also plans to improve the mobile toy service by creating a free service for parents of disabled children who are not able to get to the toy library to borrow toys, play days are planned where parents and carers will be able to learn new ways of playing with their children and it is hoped to update the Laura Jackson Library, which lends out literature on disabilities and special needs.

T&A Editor Perry Austin-Clarke said: "When our readers helped us reach our initial target of £12,000 so quickly, we were confident we could reach £30,000 and give this worthy charity security for longer.

"To have topped that second target by almost £10,000 is fantastic and a real testament to the way T&A readers rally behind causes which we highlight.

"I'd like to say a huge thank you to all the individuals, groups and businesses who have helped the T&A raise this money and given Bradford Toy Library a solid foundation on which to build its future."