YORKSHIRE business benefactors are turning their backs on the boardrooms to join 500 inner city kids on some white knuckle rides at Lightwater Valley.

Members of Yorkshire Rotary have organised the all expenses paid trip for kids with learning difficulties and from disadvantaged backgrounds to the North Yorkshire funfair theme park. Fired up by ice cream and free sweets all day the youngsters will have the place all to themselves tomorrow.

Backed by the women of Yorkshire inner Wheel, the Rotarians raised £8,000 for the day trip while hundreds of their members are giving up a day in the office to support their guests.