21st July 2010

DORCHESTER: Cheques for Weldmar

At their recent Summer Fete, Martin Clunes accepted cheques to the value of £8,073 on behalf of the Weldmar Hospicecare Trust from a whole host of fundraisers.

Paul Vallance raised the grand sum of £2,208 by cycling solo from Lands End to John O’ Groats, supported by his friend Gary Copperthwaite. He undertook this arduous venture in memory of his late mother-in-law who died of breast cancer six-years-ago, and his auntie Jean Dagger who died two-years-ago from a brain tumour. Both were cared for by the Weldmar.

Dorchester Ellipse handed over £2,500 as a result of their fundraising efforts over the past year.

Len Watts presented a cheque for £615 on behalf of the Dorset Vehicle Preservation Society, while staff at the Littlemoor branch of Somerfields raised £550 washing cars in memory of work colleague Carol Hinton who was also treated at the Joseph Weld Hospice.

The final cheque for £2,200 came from a charity VW show held in Wareham in memory of popular local lad Declan Oliver.

PICTURE: Martin Clunes and the many fundraisers who handed over cheques to the Weldmar Hospisecare Trust