BUILDING society staff have raised more than £500 for a cancer charity.

Staff from the Northallerton branch of Skipton Building Society competed in this summer's Race for Life to raise funds for Cancer Research UK.

Carole Combe, Claire Whitehead, Emma Bruce, Julie Pennington and Karola Crawthorne are pictured after taking part in the event at Ormesby Hall, Middlesbrough.

Ms Crawthorne, customer advisor at the branch, said: "We have been taking part in Race for Life for several years now and our customers have again supported us tremendously. We would like to thank everyone for their amazing support and generosity."