A PUB has raised more than £900 for charity by asking drinkers to spend more than a penny every time they go to the toilet.
There are posters in the men’s and women’s toilets at the Ellesmere Inn on Lancaster Road, Hindley, calling for customers to give a donation to Wigan and Leigh Hospice after using the facilities.
The unique fundraising idea has amassed £902 in six months and landlord Andy Sharrock is hoping to significantly add to the total raised via a family fun day at the pub on bank holiday Monday.
Visitors will be able to enjoy a bouncy castle, a pool knockout tournament, games, stalls, refreshments and more from noon to 7pm.
Andy, 54, said: “We used to have a single collecting tin on the bar but now that donations are coming in from the ladies and gents as well we are raising a lot more money.
“We used to send donations up to the hospice every two to three months when the tin was full but now it is more like every two to three weeks.
“We will definitely be continuing to do it and I think it would be great if other pubs did the same.”
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