Community helps raise £40kpublished at 11:13 British Summer Time
11:13 BST
A fundraiser to support firefighters, farmers and gamekeepers battling the moorland blaze has raised more than £40,000.
Amy Cockrem set up a Justgiving page initially hoping to raise £100 to buy food and drink for those fighting the wildfire in the North York Moors National Park, but has been “overwhelmed” by donations.
“I can’t thank everyone enough. At the minute, the firefighters have enough food and drink, so we’re concentrating on supplying fuel for the farmers’ tractors,” she says.
She says she will keep “pushing even further” to raise more money to help the farmers.
