ALMOST £1,000 was donated last week to an appeal to equip the Beacon Centre cancer unit at Taunton’s Musgrove Park Hospital.
A total of £660 was presented to the County Gazette-backed Somerset Unit for Radiotherapy Equipment (SURE) charity by Taunton Bowling Club following various events and £7.30 in 5p pieces.
Other gifts included £55.05 in 5p coins from Blagdon Retirement Village; £4.32 from the collection pot at The Larder, Wellington; £104 from a collection by pupils at Thurlbear Primary School; and £144.98 from the Beacon Centre, which included £105 in 5ps.
The total raised was £996.45, bringing the total raised since the Gazette linked up with SURE to £397,532.39.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here