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People across Calderdale lifted a cup for a good cause.
Hundreds enjoyed a cuppa to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Relief in the annual
"World's Biggest Coffee Morning".
Staff at Hair and Beauty World, Mytholmroyd "sexed up" their drive-in coffee morning with
French maid outfits. Five of the salon's girls were joined by stripper Dan Jackson and raised
£1027.
Sadaqit Sabir, estate manager at Hanover House, Pye Nest, Halifax, gave a week's wages to add to the
£250 raised at the coffee morning.
At the JJB gym in Halifax members held a coffee morning and a 16-hour treadmill run. One of the members,
Ray Saywell, 81, has cancer but still did his 15 minutes.
Home-made produce was on sale at the Pellon Baptist Church, Halfax, to raise
money for Macmillan Cancer Relief.
Staff at Rawson Junior and Infant School, Boothtown, Halifax, had a cuppa and a raffle, and members of
Central Methodist Church, Brighouse, gave money from their coffee morning and cake sale.
Mayor of Calderdale Geraldine Carter opened her parlour for people to join her for a cuppa.
Events were also held at Lawrence Funeral Services, Halifax; Ash Green School Mixenden;
Hebden Bridge; Bupa, Elland; HSBC Halifax; YMCA, Halfax; and Platform One.
Article by Emma Harris
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