Hour of Need is the Yorkshire Building Society Group’s most ambitious charity drive in its 150 year history and will enable Marie Curie Nurses to provide even more vital support for terminally ill people and their families across the UK.

Every £20 raised will fund one hour of care and to start the clock on the campaign the Group has made a donation of £50,000 which will fund 2,500 hours of Marie Curie nursing care.

The Group is aiming to raise £500,000 by December 2016, which equates to funding an hour of care by a Marie Curie Nurse for every hour of the campaign.