Volunteers raise £8,200 for hospice after street and mosque collections

Members of the Blackburn Hope Foundation (BHF) collected the money through street collections and standing outside mosques for six weeks. The hospice cares for those with life-limiting illnesses in Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn, and the Ribble Valley. Sajid Daar from the BHF team also arranged the collection at Hashmi Masjid. Cllr Shaukat Hussain said: "It was a pleasure to support, help Adnan, Rizwan, and all the volunteers from Blackburn Hope Foundation in raising £8,200 for East Lancashire Hospice. Cllr Hussain Akhtar said he was delighted to see the team support a local cause.