Macmillan coffee mornings round-up

The official date for Macmillan Cancer Support’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning falls on Friday, with hopes high of breaking last year’s South Yorkshire record of 3,884 coffee mornings raising a bumper £418,932.

MP John Healey and charity Rush House both got in early with their own fund-raisers on Friday and teams of other fund-raisers will be in action to use coffee to boost the charity’s coffers this week, with the Advertiser holding its own coffee morning on Thursday.

All of the money raised from the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning is used to fund local services to support people affected by cancer.

Macmillan’s area fund-raising manager for South Yorkshire, Steve Loane, said: “We are very grateful to everyone across South Yorkshire who supports Macmillan.

“We want to make sure no one has to face cancer alone but we can’t do it without the amazing people who fundraise for us.

“Every pound raised by those taking part in events like this helps us be there for someone with cancer when they need us most so ask your friends, family or work mates to come for coffee and raise some money to support Macmillan.”

There’s still time to get involved and all you need to do is sign up by visiting www.macmillan.org.uk/coffee or call 0845 602 1246.

The dates, times and venues of Macmillan coffee mornings happening in Rotherham on Friday are:

- Greasbrough Working Men’s Club from 11am to 4pm.

- Simply Skate Arena, Eastwood from 11am to 2pm, including holistic therapist, bingo and competitions.

- Marks & Spencer at Parkgate Shopping from 9am to 2pm, including waitress service and charity bag packing, plus an indoor charity cycling challenge and the sale of Macmillan cakes and badges.

- Aston Service Centre from 12.30pm to 2pm.

- Bawtry Phoenix Theatre from 10am to 12.30pm.

- Wesley Centre in Maltby, 11am to 1pm.

- Thurcroft Library from 10am to noon.

- Treeton Baptist Church from 10am to 12.30pm.

- West Melton Primary School from 9.30am to 10.30am.

- Mexborough Spiritualist Church, from 10.30am to 2pm.

- Specsavers in Mexborough Main Street from 9am to 1pm.

There will also be a coffee morning and vintage market on Saturday, September 27, at Wynsor World of Shoes from 11am till 4pm, including a 20 stalls displaying local arts and crafts as well as displays from local businesses and a BBQ, large bouncy castle, face painters, raffle and tombola.

Goldthorpe Pentecostal Community Church will be brewing from 10am until noon on Saturday.

Mexborough and District Lions are holding two coffee mornings for Macmillan — one on Saturday from 10am to noon at Mexborough Library and the other at the same venue on October 25.

Let us know if you are organising a coffee morning by emailing [email protected] or calling 01709 768000.

We will be publishing a World’s Biggest Coffee Morning round-up in next week’s Advertiser.

Send us your photos to [email protected] and we will print a selection.

To access cancer support from Macmillan, visit www.macmillan.org.uk or call 0808 808 00 00.