A BIG thank you has been issued to those who took part in a coffee morning to raise money for charity.

Sue Nelson, from Long Newton, near Stockton, raised £550 at her coffee morning last month as part of Macmillan Cancer Relief's World Biggest Coffee Morning.

She said: "Everyone who came along had a great time and I am delighted we have been able to give something back to a cause that is so close to all of our hearts.

"My father died of pancreatic cancer at Christmas and the Macmillan nurses were marvellous."

Money raised by coffee mornings held all over the country will help to fund vital information and counselling centres, specialist Macmillan medical staff, buildings for cancer treatment and care, as well as providing grants for people with cancer who are in financial difficulty.