MAYFIELD and Ellastone Community First Responders have been presented with a £1,000 donation from Wootton Village. 

MAYFIELD and Ellastone Community First Responders were  presented with a cheque for £685 from Wootton Parish Council.

The money was raised from sales of a village calender, with all photographs taken and selected by residents.

First Responder, Gavin Lynch, said: “The photo competition was well supported by the community and the standard of entry was excellent.

“On behalf of the group I would like to thank the Wootton Parish Council for their generous donation, Sara Longley for the graphic design and Mark Lockley for the printing.”

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MAYFIELD and Ellastone Community First Responders have been presented with a £1,000 donation from Ashbourne Lions Club. 

 The club, which raises money for causes in and around Ashbourne, presented a cheque to the charity at its recent monthly meeting.

Mike Burrows, first responders group chairman, said: “It’s fantastic to receive such generous support from Ashbourne Lions Club and we are incredibly grateful to them. We continually need to fund-raise to be able to run the group, and a boost like this will help with our plans to buy a new vehicle and train more life-saving responders.”

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