Maidenhead & Windsor

Generous Windsor and Maidenhead coffee drinkers and cake eaters raised a stirring £305 at the Mayor's Macmillan coffee morning held in the council chamber in the Town Hall.

Joining the Windsor and Maidenhead Mayor, Cllr Leo Walters, for a cuppa and a tempting spread of home-made sponges, fruit cakes, Battenberg, flapjacks and fairy cakes was the Mayoress, Mrs Margot Walters, the Deputy Mayor, Cllr Dorothy Kemp, residents, councillors, council employees and Theresa May, MP for Maidenhead.

Cllr Walters has chosen Macmillan Cancer Support as the charity for his year in office and the coffee and cake morning was the first fundraising event.

Macmillan Cancer Support works to improve the lives of people affected by cancer through practical, medical, emotional and financial support. Its theme for this year's countrywide coffee mornings is 'Help create a huge stir'.

Windsor and Maidenhead Cllr Walters said: "I would like to thank everyone involved in the event, including the talented home bakers who donated such delicious cakes and sponges and those who contributed so generously to this charity.

"Cancer affects so many people, either directly or through a loved one's suffering, and I am pleased to be able to help Macmillan's efforts in this way."

Future fundraising events for the Mayor's charity will include a dinner dance next spring. Residents or businesses looking for further information should contact the Mayor's secretary, Alison Singleton, on 01628 796223.

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead