South Derbyshire council chairman takes coffee break at Woodville Co-op funeral home
South Derbyshire District Council chairman, Councillor Michael Stanton, took an unusual coffee break with residents – at Woodville Co-op’s funeral home.
The Tory councillor was invited to Woodville Co-operative Funeralcare in Granville Street for a chat over a cuppa as part of the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning 2017 in aid of cancer charity Macmillan.
The funeral home supported the annual fundraiser by welcoming the community to join in the coffee morning.
South Derbyshire District Council chairman, Councillor Michael Stanton (centre) pictured at the coffee morning with (left to right), Michael Hall, consort of Councillor Beth Hall, vice chairman of the council, and funeral directors Lorraine Walker and Angela Bowyer.
Other VIP guests included Councillor Beth Hall, the council’s vice chairman, and her husband Michael.
Visitors sampled an array of delicious cakes and traditional breads over a cup of coffee, served by Woodville Co-op funeral directors Lorraine Walker and Angela Bowyer.
The local business community united to back the fundraising effort. The Buckley Bakehouse in Swadlincote provided the cakes, with other businesses contributing raffle and tombola prizes. Among the prizes was a Co-op hamper, a £30 Morrisons gift voucher, a picnic basket, vouchers for Bretby Garden Centre and Toons Furniture, a box of Dove products, perfumed candles and a beautiful cushion donated by John Mills Curtains of Swadlincote.
There was also a special display of innovative jewellery, which can be embossed with the fingerprint of a loved one, as well as Avon products and glassware that can be personalised.
Funeral director Lorraine Walker said: “As funeral directors we know only too well the devastating effect of cancer. It is something which touches all our lives, directly or indirectly, through the people we love and care for, and it’s important we do our utmost to support this charity.”
The Woodville coffee morning raised £300 in total.
Macmillan is hoping to exceed the £29.5 million it raised in 2016 to provide specialist help for the one in three people who will get cancer. Around 2.5 million in the UK are now living with the disease. This figure is predicted to rise to 4 million by 2030, making the need to raise money ever more pressing.