Fundraisers to take the biscuit

Flashback - Brewing up some treats: the Macmillan Coffee Morning at Diggle Band Club.

INSPIRED by the Great British Bake Off? Why not whip up a sponge or perfect your lemon drizzle cake in aid of a good cause?

The World's Biggest Coffee Morning takes place on September 30 with every slice of cake eaten and cuppa poured raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Last year 4,097 coffee mornings were held in Greater Manchester raising around £988,000 for the charity which provides essential practical, financial, emotional and medical support to people affected by cancer.

Macmillan hopes to beat last year's UK total of £27.6 million and is urging schools, businesses, churches, groups, organisations, individuals and others to get involved.

Aggie Sheppard, Macmillan's fundraising manager for Greater Manchester, said: "We rely on the generosity of our supporters for more than 99 per cent of our income and coffee morning events are a great way to have fun whilst raising vital funds.

"It's easy to take part and there's all the help and information you need to host your own Macmillan coffee morning on the dedicated website www.coffee.macmillan.org.uk, where you can also find details of public and community Macmillan coffee mornings.

"If you can't do it on September 30 then just pick another day. All that matters is that you get together with friends, colleagues or neighbours over coffee and cake to raise some money to help Macmillan be there for people affected by cancer in Greater Manchester."

Events taking place locally include:

September 9

Nationwide Building Society, High Street, Oldham, 10am

September 19

CAMS, Positive Steps, Union Street, Oldham, 10am

September 23

Age UK Oldham, Rock Street, Oldham, 10am to 2.30pm

September 25

Coffee, Cake and Cosmetics, 586A Ashton Road, Hathershaw, 11am.

September 26

Elizabeth Way Funeral Service, Stamford Street, Mossley, 11am.

September 30

Mel's Butty Box, Manchester Street layby, Greenfield, 10am

Future Directions, Poppyfield House, Sunflower Grove, Chadderton, 12.30-4.30pm.

Daisy Hill Court, Howard Street, Waterhead, 10am

Grandpa Greene's Luxury Ice Cream Cafe, Ward Street, Diggle, 10am

Streetbridge Inn, Roman Road, Hollinwood, 11am

Alpha Plus Fostering, Chambers Business Centre, Chapel Road, Hollinwood, 10.30am

Safehouses Fostering, Oldham Road, Denshaw, 11am

Harold Stock and Co's Coffee Morning, Stamford Street, Mossley, 9.15am