A GARDEN centre is celebrating after raising more than £21,000 for their chosen charities.

Perrywood Garden Centre in Tiptree presented cheques to Colchester and Ipswich Hospitals Charity, Kids Inspire and Greenfingers Charity.

Staff hosted afternoon tea parties, quiz nights and a Christmas jumper day to raise the funds throughout 2019 to raise £21,050.

They also took part in the Colchester Half Marathon and the Walk for Wards in Felixstowe.

One staff member even took on a 100-kilometre trek across the Sahara Desert.

Spokesman Hannah Powell said: “We are extremely proud of all of our team’s fundraising efforts and we couldn’t thank our customers enough who have also played an important part of this achievement.

The centre’s next fundraiser will be the Greenfingers charity quiz on March 12.