STAFF and residents at retirement housing estates managed by Hanover Housing Association were celebrating today after the organisation’s chair, Dr Stuart Burgess, presented Macmillan Cancer Support with a cheque for £50,000 thanks to fundraising efforts from a number of their estates across the country.

This year residents from Ceres Court and Hanover Court in Bude were among the leading fundraisers for the charity.

They were joined by a further 241 estates from Hanover’s North, South, East and West regions as they held local events to support the vital work carried out by Macmillan. Activities included raffles, coffee mornings and cake baking sessions.

The £50,000 donation represents the largest ever fundraising effort by Hanover and its residents.

Dr Burgess said: ‘This really is a tremendous fundraising effort to help support the many friends, colleagues and loved ones who have faced cancer. To be able to present £50,000 to Macmillan is testament to the Hanover network and the caring community spirit that exists — it’s a pleasure to work with such a dedicated team of people for this worthy cause.”

On receiving the donation, Leena Sirpal, senior fundraising manager at Macmillan said: “We are extremely grateful for the fundraising efforts from the Hanover communities across the country. They have raised an incredible amount of money over the last year which will benefit many people living with cancer.”