SKIPTON mayor Cllr John Dawson joined trustees and supporters at the Coniston Hotel, Coniston Cold, for the Principle Trust's fourth annual charity ball and auction.

To help fundraise, guests were offered a test drive in JCT 600's magnificent Aston Martin Rapide S in exchange for a donation to the charity, which provides holidays for disadvantaged children.

Cherry Bugler, the trust's development manager, said: "The evening was a huge success and raised over £10,000 of much-needed funding for our worthy cause. 2014 was a fantastic year for the trust as we raised sufficient funding to purchase a third holiday home which subsequently enabled us to provide a record 202 children with a fun and exciting holiday."

For more information about the charity, visit theprincipletrust.org