THREE choirs have joined forces to raise money for food parcels for people in need this Christmas.

Hambleton District Council’s choir Hambleton in Harmony, the Northallerton Inspiration Choir and Churches Together Choir sang carols to customers at Sainsbury’s in Northallerton this week to collect cash for the Hambleton Foodshare scheme.

The scheme supplies parcels of food to people in temporary financial need.

Since the food bank opened in Northallerton approximately 18 months ago it has given out more than 1,500 emergency parcels.