THE newly-formed New Quay British Heart Foundation group organised an event and an auction evening at Quay West holiday park and raised over £1,500 to help BHF beat heart break forever.

There were several stalls which extremely successful including a cake stall, a bottle stall, a raffle and an auction as well as CPR demonstrations.

The members of the group also organised an auction evening at the end of August and the total raised is over £1,500.

Brenda James, who started the BHF New Quay group, said: “I decided to organise an event at the caravan park and had so much help and support from my friends and family, also support from the management and staff members at Quay West park. The amount of support received was so very much appreciated and I would like to thank everyone who helped and supported on the day.”

Jayne Lewis, fundraising manager south west Wales, said: “It was a pleasure to help out on the day and to meet all the dedicated volunteers and supporters who had donated items and also to the management at Quay West for allowing the group to organise the events on site. Thank you all so much for all your hard work it is very much appreciated.”

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