BUDE Choral Society was delighted to donate £500 each to the Friends of Bude Sea Pool and the League of Friends of Stratton Hospital.

The donation came from the profits made on the superb Christmas concert with the Bencoolen Wreckers at Bude Methodist Church on December 14.

Philip Uglow, chairman of Bude Choral Society, said the society wanted to be more involved in the community, helping everyone enjoy the pleasure of music and singing and using its concerts to raise funds for local charities.

The cheques were handed over by Philip Uglow to Paul Tilzey of FoBSP and Peter Hillenbrand of LoFSH at Bude Choral Society's first rehearsal of 2014 on January 8.

After the recent storms and the damage to the safety rails at Bude Sea Pool the donation is aptly timed.

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