Business people from around Morecambe and Lancaster volunteered to be locked up for an afternoon in the cells at Morecambe police station with only a mobile phone and a pen and paper for company.

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Their challenge was to call their friends, family and contacts asking for pledges of sponsorship. Only when they had reached their individual target, would they be released from jail!
The money is set to go towards building a new visitors and family room at the hospice, which provides respite care for cancer patients.
At around 12.15pm on Thursday, the intrepid volunteers gathered at St John's on Slyne Road, Lancaster, to be met by police officers from Morecambe including Insp Gary Roberts and Sgt Dal Dawkins.
The 'mob' of shady characters were then arrested and bundled into a waiting police van!
They eventually arrived at Morecambe Police Station, where they were all put behind bars and had their photos taken for 'mug-shots'.
Others taking part in the fund-raiser were Jo Ireland and Graham Cass from Jo and Cass (who were suitably attired in prison uniform), Peter Howard from Morecambe FC, Robert Mason from Quite Simply Food, Mark Hepworth from Intec UK, Cath Mclellan from Black Box Computers, Carlos from The Bay, Steve Calvert and Carl Cruse from Coastal Taxis, Jerry North from St Nicholas Arcades, Robert Wilson from The Sands nursing home, Clive Shelley from St John's Hospice and The Visitor's own Greg Lambert.
Greg, who managed to raise £1,192.50 before being allowed to see daylight, said: "Although the Morecambe police were good sports and did actually go quite easy on us, being banged up for a few hours was still terrifying.
"It was enough to convince me to behave myself and continue to be a model citizen, so I never have to be thrown in jail for real.
"Being handcuffed was also quite painful - I think Sgt Dal Dawkins was enjoying himself a little too much as he read me my rights."
Greg also thanked everyone who answered his phone calls and agreed to help 'Free The Visitor One', including Jonathan Barker from Mitchell's, Colin Smith from Ma Murphy's, Alan Carradus from Subway, Lewis Penney from Diversity FM, Phil Riley, Jim Catterall, Steve Middlesbrough, Rick and Janet at the City Council, Ellie Singleton at the Grand, Mick Dennison at the York Hotel, Martyn Butlin at Heysham Power Stations, John Bates, and staff at Lancaster and Morecambe Newspapers and Morecambe Health Centre.