FAMILIES cheered the servicemen and women who protect them in wartime and peacetime at a York fundraising event for two service charities on Bustordthorpe field, Knavesmire.

An air sea rescue helicopter was among the big attractions of the Hope And Glory event in aid of ABF The Soldiers Charity and Help For Heroes. The afternoon of family entertainment also included musicians and a flight simulator.

York Central MP Hugh Bayley, who recently visited the front line in Afghanistan, opened the event.