Bexhill Rotary donates £4,500 to local cancer support charities

Bexhill Rotary raised £4,500 and presented £1,500 cheques to Macmillan (South East), St Michael's Hospice and Sara Lee Trust.

Bexhill Rotary has presented donations to three local cancer support charities after a fundraiser that exceeded its goal. The club chose Macmillan (South East), St Michael's Hospice and Sara Lee Trust as the beneficiaries. Organiser John Cooper said the group had hoped to raise £3,000 but reached £4,500, and on 17 December representatives from the charities received cheques for £1,500 each. President David Dixson noted that Bay House Care hosted and paid for the club's Autumn Lunch on 5 October, and the club reported it has raised over £11,000 since June 2025. Key details: - Total raised for this fundraiser: £4,500. - Amount presented to each charity: £1,500 to Macmillan (South East), St Michael's Hospice and Sara Lee Trust. - Cheques were presented on 17 December to Barry Edwards (Macmillan), Cathy Cobley (Sara Lee Trust) and Rebecca Futrall (St Michael's Hospice). - Bay House Care hosted and paid for the Autumn Lunch on 5 October, which the club said supported the fundraising. - The Rotary Club of Bexhill reported having raised over £11,000 since June 2025 and said it is keen to welcome new members, providing its website and a telephone contact. Summary: The donations were handed to the three charities to support their local work. Undetermined at this time.