NEARLY 100 avid bridge players drummed up an impressive £1,500 for Rowcroft Hospice earlier this month.

Members of Newton Abbot Bridge Club came together and played the game, all in the name of charity.

Held at Buckland Athletic Football Club, the event saw people from all over Devon and Cornwall come together.

Hayley Norrish, Rowcroft’s community fundraising manager, said: ‘A huge thank you to Newton Abbot Bridge Club for raising such a fantastic amount for Rowcroft Hospice and helping to make every day the best day possible for thousands of local families living with life-limiting illnesses.

‘More than 70 per cent of Rowcroft’s funding comes from the local community so every pound raised really does make a huge difference – thank you.’