Our coffee mornings have raised more than £4350 for Macmillan Cancer Support

Colleagues and customers have raised more than £4350 for Macmillan Cancer Support by coming together over coffee and cake.

Coffee mornings held throughout September and October raised an impressive £4350.18 for our corporate charity partner.

The total includes £540 raised by colleagues at our Birmingham Business Park office in Solihull and Central Park office in Worcester, alongside generous contributions from customers and colleagues at retirement housing schemes across the Midlands.

Events took place in Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Birmingham, Lincolnshire and Leicestershire, with customers at our retirement schemes continuing their longstanding support for Macmillan's annual fundraiser.

Visitors enjoyed donated cakes and other sweet and savoury treats, while colleagues at the two offices also took part in fundraising games and made donations through a dedicated QR code.

Chris Pinson-Bradley, our Community Engagement Manager and Chair of the Fundraising Committee said: "We are delighted to have raised such a fantastic amount for Macmillan Cancer Support.

"This was a real team effort involving colleagues and customers across our offices and retirement housing schemes. People baked, donated, organised events and simply came along to enjoy a cuppa and a conversation, and every contribution helped us reach this brilliant total.

"Cancer affects so many people, including our own colleagues, customers and their families. Raising £4350.18 is a wonderful result and shows what can be achieved when our communities come together behind an important cause."

The coffee mornings formed part of our two year corporate charity partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support, which runs from 2026 to 2028.

Colleagues nominate and vote for our corporate charity partner, with fundraising activities taking place throughout the partnership. Earlier this year, colleagues, partners and supporters completed a challenging two day, 200 mile cycle ride in aid of Macmillan.

Kate McGrory, Relationship Fundraising Manager at Macmillan Cancer Support said: "We are incredibly grateful to everyone at Platform Housing Group who organised, supported or donated to this year's coffee mornings.

"Coffee mornings are a simple but powerful way to bring people together, and the £4350.18 raised will help Macmillan continue providing practical, emotional and financial support to people living with cancer.

"Thank you to every colleague and customer who contributed. Whether you baked a cake, played a fundraising game or made a donation, your generosity will help us be there for people when they need us."

Macmillan Cancer Support has been helping people affected by cancer for more than 100 years, providing support from diagnosis and throughout treatment and recovery.

To find out more about Macmillan Cancer Support, visit www.macmillan.org.uk.

Photo caption : Charlotte Cattell, Facilities Assistant at Platform Housing Group at a Macmillan Coffee Morning