The total donations received this update is £1,888.16. Donations are £240 from the Association of 16mm Narrow-gauge Modellers Central Somerset Group, £100 from John Folk, £350 from Diane Rosling, £10 from Jacqui Creedy, £10 from Trevor and Ann Coram and £6 from Wendy Smith all in lieu of Christmas cards, a donation of £20 from Lyn Winter, anonymous donations of £40.50, £5 and £10, and from collection pots there is £46 from Wembdon Stores and Post Office, £49.50 from Tesco Express, Bowers Manor Estate, Bridgwater, £37.34 from Tesco Express Comeytrowe, £131.03 from Tesco Express, East Reach, £46 from Tesco Express, North Petherton and £14.02 from the Newsagents at Bishops Lydeard. In 5ps there was £23 from Jan Biddicombe and friends, £5 from Peter & Jacqui Curry, £5 from Jeff Merry, £16.20 from the Moose International Ladies Circle, an anonymous 5p donation of £10, £45 from the villagers of Kingston St Mary and £200 from North Petherton WI who also raised £8 at their meeting from the sale of donated items, donations also of £60 from Fiona Sheldon, £50 from John and Joan Leahy and £20 from Mary Daly, £65 raised by Mrs Jean Chillingworth from the sale of knitted toys in the pub of Mrs Sue Chillingworth, the Friendly Spirit, in Cannington, and left at the Beacon Centre was £33.90 in 5ps from Mrs & Mrs Dixon & friends, £33.85 in 5ps from John Bishop of Bridgwater, £70 in 5ps from Clare Pile and family (which makes a total of £721 they have raised so far), and £127.82 from the Beacon Centre mainly in 5ps.
Thank you for all your donations.
Ben Nevis climbed in memory of Dean Brown
Members of the Brown family took on the challenge of climbing Ben Nevis in memory of their husband, dad, brother and friend Dean Brown and
17 June 2026