Hundreds of people across Bradford made the most of a Bank Holiday with a difference - as the sun came out!

The prospects for a fine day looked pretty bleak mid-morning but the sun came out in the afternoon.

Many people opted for events nearer home with charities enjoying a bumper day.

Organisers of a fun day at the Sun Inn, Cottingley, were delighted as fundraising smashed a £1,000 target for the Bradford Millennium Scanner Appeal.

Highlight of the day was a wheelbarrow race which this year was run for 'The Giggsy Shield' in memory of 27-year-old Gary Smith, of Cottingley, whose idea it was to launch the race two years ago but who tragically died in a motorcycle accident in June. Winners were the Baker Boys.

More cash rolled in for the T&A-backed scanner appeal at the Quarry Arms in Bradford Road, Clayton, where a charity rugby match between a team from Clayton Amateur Rugby League Club came out 48-28 winners against a side from the pub hosting activities in a hugely-popular fun day.

A switch from the usual Sunday to Bank Holiday Monday drew a record number of Manorlands supporters to the annual fund-raising walk across Morecambe Bay.

More than 250 joined the crowd of around 500 people led by the Queen's Guide Cedric Robinson. The walk usually raises between £5,000 and £6,000 for the Sue Ryder hospice at Oxenhope.

More than 500 people are also estimated to have attended Windhill Gala at Windhill Cricket Club which raised thousands of pounds for 39 good causes.

Haworth Carnival also proved a huge hit as a procession up Main Street was followed by a fun fair. At East Riddlesden Hall a range of circus skills were on display as hundreds admired performers juggling, riding unicycles, walking the tightrope and plate spinning.

There was more fun too at the Admiral Nelson in Manchester Road, Bradford, where half-a-dozen regulars had their heads shaved for the Scanner Appeal. Hundreds of pounds were raised through a range of money-spinning activities including a barbecue, tombola and bouncy castle.

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