Macmillan fundraising is a piece of cake!!!!

Since early this morning, all over Tonbridge, kettles have been boiling and cakes baked, delivered and sliced in kitchens and homes, halls and huts, clubs and societies, as people gathered to eat cake to help raise funds as part of Macmillans World's Biggest Coffee Morning.

World's Biggest Coffee Morning at The Oast Theatre

 My first stop of the day was The Oast Theatre where plenty of eating and drinking was well underway.  Such delights as banana cake, Victoria sponge and chocolate fudge cake were on offer - all home made of course.  Two lovely ladies were busily boiling kettles for tea and coffee in the kitchen, and offering smiles and chats to everyone, whilst the rest of us just got on with the wonderful task of eating cake and drinking coffee. What a brilliant way to raise funds to support the superb work that is done by the Macmillan team all over the UK. I left with a bag of scrumptious fresh fruit cakes for later (as one does).

Sylvia Davis and Eunice Duerr in charge boiling kettles

Friendly faces behind the Bric-a-Brac stall

Tonbridge Daily Photo #58 - Coffee and Chat

The next stop was The Angel Indoor Bowls Club where not only a coffee morning was in full swing, but also a session of bowls for the disabled.  The car park was jammed packed full and so was the Club House, so there was plenty of coffee drinking going on and support for a massive raffle. One could only be touched to see the number of prizes donated by members of the club.  What fantastic support for such a worthy cause!!!

I spent some time talking to the charming Hilda Burtenshaw who has been organising the yearly Macmillan fundraising mornings at the club for over 15 years.  During this time her efforts have now raised over £6000. I am very sure her hard work for today's event will add handsomely to that sum.

Barbara Corke and Hilda Burtenshaw (right)

Angel Indoor Bowls Club members

I managed to pop along to 2 1/2 of today's coffee mornings knowing that I couldn't manage any more than three pieces of cake. The 1/2 a coffee morning was my final stop at The Methodist Church in Higham Lane, and I arrived as the tables were being stacked and the last of the cakes had been packed away. However, there were plenty of smiling faces, excitement that the morning had been well attended, and lots of cake and coffee had been consumed. Even as I left the building a plate of biscuits were waved under my nose and I of course couldn't resist - well, afterall it is a wonderful way to support a charity.

This is a yearly event, and I would encourage everyone to take part in some way next year. It is for a such a worthy cause, and by making time to 'eat cake' you'll be helping to improve the lives of people living with cancer in the UK.

Afterall, this way fundraising really is 'a piece of cake'!!!!!