Mecca make £2m for charity

Team members from Mecca Bingo based in Hamilton are celebrating today after reaching an incredible fundraising milestone of £2million for a deserving charity, the Carers Trust.

The partnership between Carers Trust and the Rank Group, which owns Mecca and Grosvenor Casinos, first began in February 2014.

Since then, its employees from Mecca Bingo in Hamilton have worked hard to raise as much money as possible by undertaking various charity initiatives and fundraising activities in the local area.

In recognition of the hard work by Mecca team members to hit the fundraising total, the senior team from Mecca agreed to take on a final challenge, taking part in a bushtucker trial challenge, which included a menu of creepy crawlies, from critter cocktails, to mealworms and buffalo worms on a bed of lettuce sprinkled with dry cricket flour.

Thanks to those who braved the critter challenge, and the relentless dedication of the teams and fantastic support from their customers in Hamilton, Rank Group has hit a fantastic £2m fundraising milestone for Carers Trust.

Alistair Steel General Manager at Mecca Hamilton:“we’re incredibly proud of the efforts of all or our team members and most importantly, our customers and everyone in Hamilton who has dug deep into their pockets to help us to support such a worthwhile charity.” ,