Hundreds raise their mugs against cancer
The clinks of coffee cups were joined by the jingle of change at fundraising mornings last week. Macmillan Coffee Mornings were held in schools, church halls, fire stations and even a driving test centre.
But there wasn’t a failure among any of of the organisers as they helped raise hundreds for the national charity. At Senacre Wood Primary School the coffee morning was partnered with the opening of their new art studio.
Deputy headteacher Maria Comerford said: “The coffee morning was a great success and our new studio is going really well. It’s a space for children to feel creative, the desks are already splattered with paint so it doesn’t matter if they get a bit messy and the old interactive board has been made to look like an easel. More than £700 was raised at the DVSA’s testing centre in South Park Business Village. Teresa McGhee’s daughter Nikki organised the fundraiser, along with two more at other DVSA centre.
Nikki decided to organise them after the loss of her grandmother, Teresa’s mother in law. Teresa said: “It was absolutely fantastic, people were coming in and buying whole cakes at a time.
“People were putting £20 notes straight into the kitty it was just terrific to see.”
Fundraisers at two more test centres raised another £700. The Larkfield Community Group’s offering of homemade Victoria Sponge’s and Lemon Drizzle cakes raised £165 at the local Methodist church on New Hythe Lane.
Scouts did their part to help out too, raising money at the Kent Scouts Activity Centre on Friday, when coffee mornings were held across the country.