It was a case of ‘eyes down’ when Barclays employee Pam Bosse organised a bingo night to raise funds for an Abingdon school.

Pam and her colleagues at Barclays Commercial Bank in King Street managed to raise more than £1,100 during the evening held at Radley Primary School.

The funds will go towards the replacement of a large number of chairs and desks at the Church Road school.

The event was part of the bank’s employee community investment programme, which has raised more than £60 million for 7,000 charities over the past five years.

David Bond, communications relations officer at Barclays, said: “We strive to strengthen local communities in which we live and work by supporting a range of causes from local schools to centres for older people.

“This is a fantastic example of Barclays staff fundraising with the local community to achieve something which we hope will make a real and lasting difference.”