Raising a cup of cheer for charity
HUNDREDS of people enjoyed a cuppa and raised cash for Macmillan Cancer Support in Rochdale on Friday.
More than 760 businesses and individuals in Rochdale took part in the annual World’s Biggest Coffee Morning.
Among those raising funds to help people with cancer and their families were the parishioners of St Ann, Belfield, who raised more than £100 with their event.
Church warden Margaret Morris, who organised the coffee morning, said: “It was really good - everybody enjoyed themselves.
“It sounded like a pub tap room when everybody got chatting, and of course it is for a great cause.
“We had coffee and cake - it was a lovely morning and we will definitely do it again next year.”
More than 40 people attended a coffee morning at Littleborough Business Centre. Julie Harris-Webb, of the centre, said: “Everybody seemed to be enjoying themselves - they seemed to be having a really nice time.
“This was the first one we’ve done so it was a bit of a learning curve but it went well.
“One man volunteered to have his legs waxed - he got quite a few sponsors which raised a lot of money.
Stephanie Driscoll, head nurse at Valley Vet Care on Whitworth Road, said their event was a success.
She added: “It went
“It sounded like a pub tap room when everybody got chatting”
great - we only opened in May so it was our first one but we will be doing it next year.
“About 40 people came throughout the morning. We raised £71.”
Sunnybank Day Centre in Whitworth raised £230 with their coffee morning, which included a raffle.
A spokesperson said: “It was good - a huge effort by the staff and day centre users.”
The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning is Macmillan’s largest fundraising event of the year.
More than £150,000 people took part nationally last year, raising more than £20m for the charity.
Rose Tipton, Macmillan’s fundraiser for Manchester, said: “There were 764 people that registered to hold a coffee morning in Rochdale.
“Obviously not all of them will have gone ahead but that is a phenomenal amount. It is incredible.
“It just shows how generous people are - everybody is affected in some way by cancer, whether it is a friend or family member, or someone who goes for a drink in the local pub. Everybody is affected by cancer.”