A THIRSK man is celebrating after winning a brand-new car as part of a charitable initiative that raised more than £28,000 for a hospital charity.
Andy Billany won a Peugeot 208, supplied by Simon Bailes Peugeot, in a raffle to raise funds for the Friends of the Friarage which supports Northallerton’s Friarage Hospital.
Mr Billany's luck came in at the Barn that Rocks live music fundraiser when his ticket was drawn by Peter Wright, star of TV’s The Yorkshire Vet.
The Barn that Rocks is an annual fundraising event hosted at Grazing Nook Farm near Patrick Brompton.
Mr Billany bought the winning raffle ticket while attending the recent Northallerton 10k.
He said: “I couldn’t believe it when my name was announced, which was a complete shock. I am thrilled with my new Peugeot 208 and to win it was the icing on the cake, following a nice day out at the Northallerton 10k.”
Donna Jermyn, chair of the Friends group, said “I would like to thank everybody involved in organising the raffle, the generosity of local businesses, those who contributed raffle prizes and everybody who purchased tickets."
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