SIX local charities have all received a donation from a building society after being nominated by people in Malton and Pickering.

Following the month-long Small Change Big Difference scheme by the Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation, in which society members all donate the pennies from the annual interest on their accounts, 1,000 charities around the country were given a share of the £100,000 raised.

Ryedale Community and Leisure Centre and Indoor Bowls Club, Stape Silver Band and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust were given £100 each after being nominated at the Malton branch.

In Pickering, Newton-Upon-Rawcliffe Playing Field Association, The Rob Stephenson Trust and Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team received £100 donations.

Julie Rhodes, manager of the Malton branch of Yorkshire Building Society, said: "I'd like to say a huge thank you to everyone who came into the branch to nominate a charity for a donation during our Small Change Big Difference Month campaign."

Lisa Metcalfe, manager of the Pickering branch, added: "At Yorkshire Building Society we are committed to being at the heart of our community and I hope these donations will enable the charities to carry on their wonderful work here in Malton and Pickering."