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Bankers' birthday fundraiser.


A BUNCH of Birmingham bankers marked their 150th anniversary by raising more than pounds 600 for a children's charity Staff at Yorkshire Bank Yorkshire Bank is a commercial bank in England and Wales, a division of Clydesdale Bank. It mostly operates in the North of England, especially in Yorkshire. In 2006 underlying profit rose 16.7 per cent to £454m compared with a year earlier, while post tax earnings climbed 12.  held a fundraising event, in aid of Barnardo's Safe and Sound Appeal.

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, was raffled to raise over pounds 600 for Barnardo's work with children who have been sexually abused.

Stephen Cronin, managing partner of Yorkshire Bank, said: "We were absolutely delighted to support Barnardo's Safe and Sound Appeal."
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