Over the weekend of August 13/14, firefighters from both Exmouth and Budleigh set a goal of raising �10,000 for both Macmillan Cancer Support and The Firefighters’ Charity.

I am pleased to inform everybody who both attended and supported the firefighters over the weekend that we were successful with our fundraising activities and raised in the region of �10,200 for two worthwhile causes.

I would like to take this opportunity to personally thank everybody who supported us.

Without the generosity of local businesses donating prizes and the fantastic support from the general public as a whole, we would not have been able to raise our target.

I am extremely grateful, in particular, to Nationwide Building Society, The Park Hotel, Matford Landrover, Woodbury Park, Exeter Chiefs and Exeter City FC for their assistance throughout the weekend.

Nigel Alford

Watch Manager,Exmouth Fire Station,

Liverton Business Park,

Exmouth.