A FUN-FILLED carol concert in Runcorn raised more than £1,000 for Christian Aid.

More than 250 people joined the Big Christmas Sing at All Saints Carroll Centre in Daresbury.

The charity once again made an unofficial record attempt to gather the biggest number of people called ‘Carol’ ever to sing a carol around the Christmas tree.

Bex Turner, Christian Aid’s events officer, said: ““It was a fantastic event that everyone enjoyed. People were very generous and we raised over £1000 for Christian Aid’s work in some of the poorest communities in the world.”

Moore Primary school choir, Warrington Signing choir, and the Crystal hand bell ringers from Padgate all delivered fantastic performances as part of the event.