A fundraising event at a holiday park has raised £5,500 for a hospice which cares for people in South Cumbria.

The Ceilidh and family fun day at Holgates Holiday Park, in Silverdale, raised the money for St John's Hospice in Lancaster.

Michael Holgate, director of Holgates Holiday Parks, said: "We want to thank all the families who turned out in force on the day and were so generous with their donations.

"The money raised will help a much-valued local hospice continue to carry out its incredible work in our community."

St John's Hospice provides free palliative care to patients with life-shortening illnesses.

It supports patients and families over a population area of 250,000 people from Grasmere to Garstang and from Sedbergh to Morecambe.

Members of the Holgates team at Silverdale who helped with the fundraising event for St John’s HospiceMembers of the Holgates team at Silverdale who helped with the fundraising event for St John’s Hospice (Image: Supplied)

Sue McGraw, chief executive of St John's Hospice, said: "We are so grateful to Michael Holgate and his wonderful team at the Silverdale site.

"£5,500 is a tremendous donation for a small, local charity like ours.

"Not everyone wants to come into the hospice, so we plan to spend the money raised to provide more care in people's own homes through the night.

"We know that caring for someone at the end of their life can be exhausting, the donation from Holgates will allow us to support more people to stay in the comfortable and familiar surroundings of their own home if that is their last wish.

"We cannot thank the Holgates team enough for their ongoing support of the hospice."

The family-owned Holgates has been operating since 1956 and has 10 holiday parks across Cumbria and Lancashire.

Many, including the Silverdale site, are within the Arnside and Silverdale National Landscape.