Volunteers braved sub-zero temperatures to wash dozens of cars in aid of the Gaza emergency appeal.

The charity event was organised by the team at the Jamia Ghosia Mosque in Chester Street, Blackburn. 

Queues of cars could be seen lining up in the car park on throughout Sunday. 

Families and friends of the volunteers provided hot drinks and snacks throughout the day.

The car wash was one of a number of events and activities taking place at the mosque over the weekend. 

On Friday, the teams from Whalley Range joined forces with Audley Range to sell two hundred boxes of biryani at £5 a portion.

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The eventual fundraising total reached more than £13,100 with £6,748 collected from the car wash and £6,409.24 collected from the food sales, said organisers.

The money will be donated to support humanitarian efforts in the Gaza strip, where thousands of citizens have been displaced due to the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

A mosque spokesperson said: “Thank you to all who donated generously and to all the volunteers who participated in this appeal. They worked tirelessly throughout, what was a very cold day.

“It was a wonderful to see so many people come out to support the cause.

“We have got some bigger events planned over the coming year as part of our #vision2025 initiative."