CHEQUES amounting to £26,250 were presented to local charities at the Arundell Arms in Lifton from proceeds raised from this year's Cornwall and Devon Countryman's Fair held on August 3 at Werrington.

The main charity to benefit was the RABI (Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution), which received £7,500.

Secretary Jenny Smith said: "We had a wonderful day. The sun shone and people came."

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