Two charities supported by the previous Lord Mayor of Kingston upon Hull have each received over £3,000.
Cruse Bereavement Support and Hull and East Yorkshire Children’s University were the nominated charities during the 2024-25 civic year of Councillor Mark Collinson.
(Councillor Mark Collinson with Heather Rice, right, from Cruse Bereavement Support)
Money was raised at the various events held during Councillor Collinson’s time as Lord Mayor between May 2024 and May of this year.
Councillor Collinson handed over cheques worth £3,317.01 to both charities at the Guildhall earlier this month.
(Councillor Mark Collinson, with Rose James, middle, and Alisa Tomlinson, right, from Hull and East Yorkshire Children’s University)
The current Lord Mayor, Councillor Cheryl Payne, is supporting STAND and One Punch Hull & East Yorkshire as her chosen good causes for the Lord Mayor’s Charity Appeal Fund for 2025/26.
Councillor Collinson said: “A big thank you to all those who contributed to our fundraising efforts for Cruse and the Children’s University.
“Hopefully my successor Councillor Payne will be able to raise even more this year for her chosen charities, and I wish her the best of luck in setting an ambitious target for her successor in turn.”
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