HUDDERSFIELD charities have been given a cash boost thanks to the generosity of banking customers.

Kirkwood Hospice, West Yorkshire Forget Me Not Trust and the National Children’s Centre have been chosen by Santander customers to receive a share of the bank’s Community Chest scheme.

Each cause will be handed £400.

The initiative has seen a total of £250,000 donated to charities across the country.

It was launched to celebrate the rebranding of Abbey and Bradford and Bingley.

The bank has now announced an end to the scheme.