In the run up to Christmas, we have seen some truly amazing fundraisers for CancerCare, but it’s not every day we receive over £3,000 for a ‘Best Presented Lamb’!

Young farmer Ellie Jackson won the award for ‘Best Presented Lamb’ at Bentham Auction Mart’s recent Young Handlers Show, an event she has been showing her lambs off at for years. The winning lamb was then auctioned off and, after some rapid bidding amongst potential buyers, it sold for a huge £3,120 which Ellie has donated to CancerCare.

“I was amazed at how much we raised; we never expected this! My Grandma, Barbara Jackson, died in 2022. She was well known in the area and everyone wanted to support this in her memory.” – Ellie

This is a wonderful donation that means so much to our local charity. We will use this donation to help provide face-to-face counselling sessions for those affected by cancer and bereavement across North Lancashire and South Cumbria.

If you have a fundraiser you would like to discuss with us, please email fundraising@cancercare.org.uk.