Retained firefighter Richard Bowman has completed a gruelling 24-hour mountain bike ride through the Scottish Highlands to raise money for The Fire Fighters Charity. Here he explains why he wanted to say thank you in this way. As we're halfway through our Bag It and Bank It textiles recycling campaign, here are ten surprising facts you may not know about our textiles habits, and how we can all do our bit to help the planet as well as The Fire Fighters Charity. Keep up to date with all the features on the Charity in The Telegraph as part of their Christmas Charity Appeal. Five-time 'Bag it and Bank it' winners Egremont Fire Station share their top five tips on how to collect more than 11,000 KG of textiles in just one month. Thank you to all the stations up and down the country who have been raising money for the Charity over the festive period. From sleigh rides to Santa's grottos and even donkey collections, we've enjoyed seeing your photos and videos, and gathered together a selection of our favourites.
One man’s quest to tackle the toughest bike race in the UK
Ten surprising facts about our textiles habits
Follow our coverage in The Telegraph’s Christmas Appeal
Bag it and Bank it: Top tips from Egremont Fire Station
Christmas Fundraising 2018
