More than £28,000 raised for the Friarage as Thirsk man wins new car

From left to right: Donna Jermyn, Peter Fall, Simon Bailes and Andy Billany.

A Thirsk man is celebrating after winning a brand-new car as part of a charitable initiative that raised more than £28,000 to benefit Friarage patients.

Andy Billany from Thirsk won the Peugeot 208, which was supplied by Simon Bailes Peugeot, in a raffle to raise funds for the Friends of the Friarage.

He said: “I am thrilled with my new Peugeot 208 and to win it was the icing on the cake.”

Donna Jermyn, chair of the Friends of the Friarage, 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.”