STAFF at a Derby aerospace company raised more than £2,000 for a hospice after picking it as their chosen charity.

Workers at Pattonair, in Longbridge Lane, held events to raise funds for Treetops Hospice, in Risley. Some £2,122 has been raised during the last year.

Ella Richards, communications officer at Pattonair, said: "We raised money by having monthly 'casual days' where people had to pay £1 to dress in casual clothes. The company then doubled that money each month." Anyone interested in donating to Treetops should contact Kate Shaw on 0115 9394551 or email kshaw@treetopshospice.org.uk