RECIPES from around the world are needed for a charity book to raise money for a children's hospice movement.

Staff at Travelcare's branch in Market Place, Richmond, North Yorkshire, plan to put together the book in aid of the Association of Children's Hospices.

They have asked local children to design the cover, with a small prize for the winning drawing.

Recipes and front page designs should be sent to the branch by August 30, and it is hoped the book will go on sale there in late September.

Branch manager Sarah Bennett said: "We are very confident that this book will prove to be really popular among the public. It is all for a very good cause and I hope people support our efforts to raise money for the charity."