Care scheme residents’ “grand” gift to Macmillan

Residents at Bury Council's Falcon & Griffin House extra care scheme had a ‘grand’ time raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support.

They organised a coffee morning and baked cakes to be sold, and asked local businesses to donate prizes to be raffled off – and their efforts brought in £1,010 for the charity.

The Mayor of Bury, Councillor Michelle Wiseman, joined them in handing over the cheque to Macmillan.

Andrew Crawford, service manager for Support at Home, said: "This is a fantastic achievement. The amount donated reflects the time and effort that residents and staff put in to raising what is huge amount of money for such a worthwhile cause.”

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Press release issued: 12 November 2014.

Picture: At the cheque presentation are (front, from left) Rose Tipton (Macmillan representative), residents Margaret Moriarty and Sheila Hosker (holding the cheque), and the Mayor of Bury, Cllr Michelle Wiseman. At the back (from left) are residents Harold Pickstone, Mary Cox, Iris Herstall; scheme manager Ann McGinnis; and residents Fred Ogden, Violet Roberts and Mary Shaw.