METRIC martyrs Steve Thoburn and Neil Herron have donated prize money won for their tireless campaigning to charity.
Greengrocer Mr Thoburn and fellow trader Mr Herron won the money when they were crowned Campaigners of the Year at a glittering award ceremony in December.
They have now handed the £3,150 cash, ironically paid in 5,000 euros, to cancer charity Cancer BACUP.
Mr Thoburn, 37, was given a six-month conditional discharge last year after being found guilty of selling a 34p bunch of bananas by the pound, He was supported in his campaign by Mr Herron.
The men won their award at a gala event at le Palais d'Egmont in Brussels, organised by the European Voice.
The pair handed the cheque to the charity's Tonia Page at Mr Thoburn's Sunderland market stall.
They chose the charity because Mr Thoburn lost his father to pancreatic cancer and Mr Herron's wife, Lynn, lost both her parents to cancer.
Mr Thoburn was among five UK traders prosecuted for selling goods by imperial measurements only, instead of offering customers a metric weight equivalent. He is to appeal against his conviction.
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