THE East lancashire Hospice Appeal fund has reached £169,457 towards its target of £1.3 million for better day care facilities at the Park Lee site, Blackburn.

Recent gifts, amounting to £3,150, include:

St Philip's Court, Blackburn, £100; East Lancs Chamber of Commerce, £105; Accrington Brush Company, £25; SSL International, Cheshire, £100; Blackburn Rotary, £1,800; Holker House, Darwen, £100; Dorothy Bruce School of Dance, £200; BHS retired staff, donations in lieu of gifts, Mr and Mrs Walsh, £25; General donations, £315; In memory of loved ones, £380.

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