Pink heroes donate cash to charity

PINK heroes have given money raised during the eight-day Saffron Walden Carnival held in July to good causes.

Saffron Walden Ladies Circle raised �2,000 at their carnival event ‘Songs from the shows’ in partnership with the Saffron Walden Musical Theatre Company.

To date, �500 has been donated to the Salvation Army for their Christmas party, and �1,000 to Cambridge Arthritis Research Endeavour, which is the chosen charity of the year for group president Claire Croft.

The remaining �500 will be donated soon.

A spokesman for Ladies Circle said: “Thank you to everyone who supported this event and helped us to raise this fantastic amount for charity.”

If you are between 18–45, are female and fancy helping to organise events for charity contact Ladies Circle chairwoman Kelly Thurston on kelly.thurston@hotmail.co.uk for more information about joining.