HEALTH Secretary Alan Milburn rolled up his sleeves to help volunteers in a charity shop yesterday.
The Darlington MP was in the town's Cancer Research UK shop to encourage people to give up some free time as part of National Volunteers' Week.
He lent a hand with sorting and steaming clothes, manning the till and dressing windows.
Mr Milburn said: "Volunteering is a really sociable activity and great fun. I would certainly recommend volunteering to all my constituents."
Shop manager Valerie Trotter said: "We are fortunate to have a great team of volunteers at the Darlington shop, but there is always work to be done, and even just a few hours helps us enormously."
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