Family and friends of patients at the Rosemere Cancer Centre will now be treated to free cups of tea.

Lancashire Tea has donated hundreds of tea bags to the centre's café at the Royal Preston Hospital, ensuring it stays stocked for the foreseeable future.

The centre provides radiotherapy treatments for cancer patients from across Lancashire and South Cumbria and sees around 240 patients each day, five days a week.

The café staff volunteers were delighted to receive hundreds of Lancashire Tea bagsThe café staff volunteers were delighted to receive hundreds of Lancashire Tea bags (Image: Supplied)

Fundraising manager, Sue Swire, said: "Each year our café is visited by thousands of patients and their families as they undergo treatment at our centre.

"A warm cup of tea is a comfort to so many and helps pass the time while waiting for their loved ones."

The tea company also donated to fund lollies and ice creams for patients in Rosemere Cancer Centre’s inpatient ward.

These are always available for patients to help ease a dry mouth, take away the metallic taste that chemotherapy can leave and help reduce a temperature.

The tea company also made a donation to fund lollies and ice creams for patientsThe tea company also made a donation to fund lollies and ice creams for patients (Image: Supplied)

Phil Toms, marketing director of Lancashire Tea, said: "Our Communi-tea grants are about supporting the small things that often make the biggest difference.

"The care provided and the teams here are nothing short of amazing."

Rosemere Cancer Foundation works to bring treatment and services to cancer patients from throughout Lancashire and South Cumbria being treated at Rosemere Cancer Centre, and at another eight local hospital cancer units across the two counties.

The charity funds equipment, research, staff training and initiatives that the NHS cannot afford to make patients’ cancer journey more 'effective, comfortable and stress-free.'