Charity appeal raises £800 from sale of single hogget

The Lingen Davies Cancer Support fundraiser raised £800 after a single hogget was bought and resold at market, and Halls auctioneers will host a Lingen Davies Farmers Day at Shrewsbury Auction Centre on April 7.

The Lingen Davies Cancer Support fundraiser has raised £800 from the sale of a single hogget. The scheme invites farmers, buyers and auctioneers to donate animals or part of sale proceeds at local markets to support the charity. Halls auctioneers is backing the campaign and will stage a Lingen Davies Farmers Day at Shrewsbury Auction Centre on Tuesday, April 7. The appeal is part of the charity's £5 million Sunflower Appeal to fund a new Lingen Davies Cancer Centre with 30 chemotherapy bays at Telford's Princess Royal Hospital. Key details: - A hogget donated by W.G. Richards and Co of Mellington was bought and resold five times at Bishops Castle Livestock Market, raising £800 for the appeal. - Buyers who took part included Richard Edwards, Glyn Page, Nigel Kinsey, Martin Pope and James Evans of Halls auctioneers. - Halls auctioneers will donate the sale commission from each animal sold for the appeal and is organising the Farmers Day on April 7. - Farmer Stuart Ashley donated a hogget at a recent Shrewsbury market, which raised £150 for the cause. - The campaign is part of the Sunflower Appeal, which aims to raise £5 million for a new centre in Telford; currently some patients travel to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital for treatment. - Shropshire YFC has adopted Lingen Davies Cancer Support as one of its charities for the year. Summary: Local farmers, buyers and auctioneers provided an early fundraising boost, demonstrating community support for the Lingen Davies Sunflower Appeal. The effort will continue with the planned Farmers Day at Shrewsbury Auction Centre on April 7 as the wider campaign seeks funds for a new cancer centre in Telford.