Good causes benefit from £178k NFU Mutual charity fund

Local charities across the Midlands have received more than £178,000 in donations raised by the region’s NFU Mutual office.

Some 40 local charities will received a share of the money – part of a £1.92 million Agency Giving Fund launched by the rural insurer’s head office in Stratford upon Avon.

From providing food parcels, donating to frontline health charities and enabling outreach mental health services to continue, the fund is making a difference to communities across the region.

They include a donation of more than £3,000 to Churnet Valley First Responders, which was nominated by NFU Mutual Leek Agency. The donation went towards helping to fund a desperately needed new car for the group.

Volunteer Wendy Miller said: “The service provided by the Churnet Valley First Responders is invaluable and the group is run completely by volunteers. We are extremely grateful for donations such as this one from NFU Mutual.

In recent years the community ambulance cover in Leek and Cheadle has been removed, meaning responders are even more vital as they are often first on scene at medical emergencies within our rural locality.”