Leeds corporate charity fundraisers pay tribute to kindness of West Yorkshire public

Teams from West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Leeds based businesses AFP Digital, Fullers Foods International and CDUK joined businesses from across Yorkshire and children’s charity Forget Me Not children’s hospice in paying tribute to the kindness of West Yorkshire's public at an awards evening following the first every charity Race Across West Yorkshire.

- By richard byrne Contributor

The event, inspired by the hit BBC show Race Across the World saw 20 teams of two from Yorkshire businesses race around seven secret checkpoints, including Kirkstall Abbey in Leeds, taking on challenges and trying to find their way around without their phones or their wallets.

The teams were handed a set of maps, a travelcard, snacks and drinks and a small amount of money to buy food at 7 am and told they had 12 hours to get around all seven checkpoints which would be revealed throughout the day. Beginning their quest at Arthur’s café in Mirfield, the teams then had to visit Forget Me Not’s charity shop on Trinity Walk in Wakefield, Junction 32 Retail Park in Castleford, Kirkstall Abbey in Leeds, The Salt Brewery in Saltaire, The Alhambra Theatre in Bradford, Halifax Piece Hall and cross the finishing line at Russell House, Forget Me Not’s children’s hospice in Huddersfield. The teams all carried a mascot throughout the day, purchased at the Forget Me Not shop in Wakefield.