The George Inn on Portsdown Hill raises £10,000 for Rowans Hospice

The George Inn, Portsdown Hill, presented a cheque to Rowans Hospice for £10,000, after extensive fundraising, The pub has been raising money for the charity for years and held an afternoon event to celebrate on October 16.

The team at the pub welcomed Geoff Page, a trustee of the charity, and the community to see the landlady and the landlord, Andrew Munday, give the cheque over.

The business has been raising money for Rowans Hospice since 1999 and since then has raised a grand total of £20,760, and the pub owners have said that they will continue to raise money for their chosen charity.

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Ali Munden, the landlady, said: ‘It is so amazing to have raised so much money over the years for such a worthy cause and I am thankful for everyone that attends the meat raffles and helps us make it possible.

‘It is a brilliant charity and it has affected a lot of people in the community, so it is nice to be able to give something back.’

The afternoon event, which was held at the pub at 2pm, saw Steve Hampton perform some of his most popular songs which got the event swinging. There was also a meat raffle that took place which started off their new pot of funds for the charity, and they will continue to hold their weekly raffle.

Ali added: ‘It was a really good day and we look forward to supporting them further.’