CUSTOMERS at a Dalton pub have raised £8,000 for local charities.

To coincide with Craft Union Pub Company’s ‘Stomping Into Christmas’ fundraising the Wellington in Market Street organised a music video with Sandside Lodge School which saw pub operators, customers, teachers and students sing to “I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday” in sign language.

The money raised will be donated to Sandside Lodge, Furness General Hospital and St Mary's Hospice.

The Wellington Hotel will hold a Race Night on 13 March.

Landlords Lorraine and Mike Macaulay said: “We are delighted to have raised £8,000 for local charities and services who all play such an important role here in Furness.

"As a Craft Union pub, everything we do is centred around the community and we are always looking for ways to give something back to those who need it the most.

"We couldn’t have asked for a better reaction from our locals and the wider community and it has been great to see how everyone has rallied together to get involved in our fundraising initiatives. Working with Sandside Lodge School has been particularly touching and we had a brilliant time filming the Christmas music video with the students and staff – we’re over the moon with how it turned out and glad that it has been such a hit!”