The Little Valley RSPCA animal shelter Summer Fair was held at All Saints church hall on Saturday. Pictured is organiser Dave Phillips with some of the team with some of the mouth-watering cakes that were on sale. Photo by Simon Horn. Ref exe 0058-29-12SH To order your copy of this photograph visit www.exmouthjournal.co.uk and click on myphotos24

Much-needed cash was raised for the local RSPCA animal shelter thanks to an Exmouth support group.

Volunteers dedicated to raising funds for animal welfare raised nearly £500 on Saturday thanks to a summer fair at Exmouth’s All Saints Church hall.

The RSPCA Little Valley animal shelter supporters held a variety of stalls, selling goods such as cakes, jewellery and bric-a-brac, which raised £470 for the cause.

Dave Phillips, secretary of the Little Valley Exmouth auxiliary group, said the cash raised would directly benefit the animals at the shelter.

He said: “It receives no funding from the RSPCA. It’s all funded locally. I don’t think a lot of people realise that. When we hold our flag days, we try and tell people that.”

● Little Valley Exmouth auxiliary group volunteers will be holding a flag day in Budleigh Salterton in September.