World's Biggest Coffee Morning 2007
St Lukes
Lancaster
The aroma of coffee was stronger than ever on Friday 28 September when The World's Biggest Coffee Morning took place in Lancashire to help raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. Hundreds of supporters young and old hosted their own coffee mornings across the county where Schools, businesses, social groups and friends took just a few minutes out of their day to have a brew and a natter.......and eat a few biscuits!
St Luke's get the Kettle Boiling!
There was a real buzz of excitement at St Luke's primary School in Lancaster on Friday 28 September. The School Hall was the hub of activity with staff and pupils preparing to welcome parents and members of the community to their Coffee Morning. The room was so full of scrummy looking cake stalls, colourful craft and toy stalls as well as the traditional drinks and biscuits that it was a squeeze to fit our giant inflatable mug in. The School was creating such a stir that even BBC radio Lancashire came down to see what all the fuss was about! The School who has supported Macmillan Cancer Support for some years now
raised a fantastic £317.45p
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers stars Stephen Warnock and David Bailey offered their support to the Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning!
Members of Ribble Valley Committee
Members of the Ribble Valley committee joined fundraisers Heather and Helen for an interview on the BBC Radio Lancashire Bus about Macmillan and Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning. The BBC Bus was parked outside Macmillan supporter Jane's hairdressers in Slaidburn for the whole week leading up to Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning - and Jane's coffee morning raised a fabulous £1028 on the day!
Maureen Smith from Burnley
A constant stream of folk came to take part when Maureen Smith from Burnley opened her doors for World's Biggest Coffee Morning. Friends, neighbours, and local parishioners had lots of cups of coffee, enjoyed the wonderful home-made cakes, took home books and treats from the Bring and Buy Stall, and busied themselves with various activities such as the "coffee" quiz specially produced for the occasion by Mike Smith. Just when the event was buzzing with activity John Barnes from Radio Lancashire turned up with the radio van and had a chat on air with Maureen and Macmillan CNS Vicky, who cared for Maureen's late husband Jeffrey.
Maureen said:
"I'd like to thank everyone who came along and took part in the event, all the invaluable helpers and those who could not be here but who contributed and helped to raise an amazing total of over £540 for Macmillan Cancer Support. If I can give back to Macmillan in thanks for what our Macmillan nurse gave to us, if our cups of coffee enable Macmillan to transform the lives of those living with cancer; if we can show people what this wonderful organisation is able to do for them, I will be very happy."