People all over the area have been baking cakes, brewing tea and coffee and gathering together in an effort to raise valuable funds for Macmillan.

The first ever Coffee Morning happened in 1990. The small event was a simple idea – guests would gather over coffee and donate the cost of their cuppa to Macmillan in the process. It was so effective, it was repeated the following year – only this, time nationally. Since then, Coffee Morning has raised over £200 million for Macmillan.

The British charity provides financial aid, specialist healthcare services, and all different kinds of support to those living with cancer. The purpose of the coffee morning is to sit down with your friends and family and catch up with a nice cuppa for a good cause. The money raised will help Macmillan make sure no one has to face cancer alone.

Well done, to everyone who took part!

Trinity Westfield held a very successful Macmillan Coffee Morning, on Saturday, 22nd September. The hall was buzzing the whole morning, and £400 was raised for this very worthy cause. Please see our banner and posters for our next charity event which will be a strawberry cream tea in aid of Breast Cancer Care.

Jacarandas, in Midsomer Norton, were selling their superb cakes in aid of Macmillan last Friday, as part of the World’s Greatest Coffee Morning – raising money for the cancer support charity. Local companies also got involved, offering prizes for their raffle; Mulberry again donating a fabulous luxury handbag for one lucky winner. The amount raised was £750, and Jacarandas would like to thank everyone for their support, including Jack and Harry’s, Docky’s, Brenda Fisher, Karen Isaacs, Rita, Mulberry and Thatcher and Hallam.

Staff and residents at Bloomfield care home in Paulton held a very successful charity coffee morning on Friday, 28th September, to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support – and, most importantly, everyone had a lot of fun doing it!

Damon Drummond, General Manager at Bloomfield Care Home, said: “Holding our own Macmillan coffee morning has been a huge amount of fun and everyone at the home is always keen to support this fantastic charity in any way we can. We are very glad to be able to do our bit to raise further awareness and money for the charity.”