Issue 299 23/05/07
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St Columb Minor whist drive were delighted to donate a cheque for £500 to the Multiple Sclerosis Society. The drive has been regularly fundraising and presented a cheque to Linda Lis, from the South Cornwall branch of the society.
Staff from the Travellers Rest in Trevarrian were delighted to hand over a cheque for funds raised at a special casino night. The event, which was run in conjunction with Newquay Lions, raised £205 for St Mawgan Pre School.
RNLI Ladies Guild in Newquay organised their seasonal spring fayre at Hotel Victoria on Sunday in aid of the lifeboats.
Oxfam in Newquay is urging people to get behind their campaign to cancel third world debt. The G8, which is made up of eight most powerful countries in the world is meeting in Germany this week and this protest was designed to raise awareness and hold the G8 to account.
Newquay Old Cornwall Society held a successful pasty lunch in aid of the museum fund last week. The afternoon took place at the chairman's home in Pentire where some 40 members and friends gathered to support the initiative.
Twenty-five parents took the plunge at Lusty Glaze last Sunday to raise funds for Newquay Pre School. They were taking part in a sponsored zip wire which raised £500 for the facility.
A Newquay road biker is appealing for the generosity of Newquay Voice readers to help him to take part to British Cyclo Sportive's cycling marathon for MS. 18 -year-old George Russell says he's hoping to raise £750 in the run-up to the day, which takes place on Sunday, July 1.
A local businessman is set to make a giant leap across the 'pond' to showcase his latest gift card ideas at a special exhibition. Illustrator David Stansfield, 44, from St Newly east is taking his latest 'Cornish Hunny Bunny' cards to New York, where his work has been chosen to be exhibited at the world's biggest brand licencing event, Sitex.