CALL centre staff were encouraged to let their thoughts drift to bedtime as part of a fundraising day.

Workers at the LE Group's Sunderland base, at Doxford Park, were urged to come to work in their pyjamas and slippers to raise money for a number of local and national charities.

They managed to raise £950 during the day through raffles, tombolas a sweet shop and a rowathon.

The event was part of a group-wide fundraising day, which collected £6,000 for Marie Curie Cancer Care, Centrepoint and Age Concern.

The sum was matched by the LE Group to reach a total of £12,000.