Several businessmen found themselves under arrest and put in jail, but it was all for a very good cause.

Mr Rhoades-Brown is handcuffed by Special Constable Jackie Johnson as part of a jail and bail

The felons, including Peter Rhoades-Brown, community manager for Oxford United Football Club, and Reg Neale, from the Palace nightclub in Witney, were taking part in a jail and bail event for the Royal National Institute for the Blind.

The felons agreed to be arrested on trumped-up charges dreamed up by their friends and colleagues.

They had to raise £500 to 'get out of jail', but all exceeded their target, with Mr Neale alone raising £1,200.

The charity staged the event at Eynsham Hall with the help of Witney Police to raise money for its Talking Book service.

Caroline Langmaid, of the RNIB, said: "At the moment we are redoing all our books digitally on to disc from tape.

"Not only does it ensure the longer life of the book but also the machine to play the discs is much lighter."