Tourist's £800 aid for Oswestry children's hospice
Coach tour holidaymakers have raised more than £800 for the Hope House Children's Hospice in Shropshire.
Owen's Travelmaster, based in Oswestry, holds a reunion weekend each year to give their customers the chance to meet up with friends they have made on previous trips.
This year four coaches took almost 200 people for a weekend in and around Cambridge.
Mike Owen said it was always a very popular weekend.
"We have been organising reunion events for about six years travelling to different parts of the UK.
"Because we have customers from across Shropshire, Mid Wales and into Cheshire as far as Chester, some of our customers were making friends on a holiday and then not see fellow holidaymakers again.
"This gives people the chance to meet up, enjoy a social weekend, and find out more about our holidays and tours for the coming year."
He said the weekend always involved a charity raffle.
"Our suppliers are very good and donate prizes. This year we raised more than ever before, bringing our total raised over the years to about £4,000.
"We support Hope House because it is a local charity."
Hope House Fundraiser Lynsey Kilvert said: "This year the reunion trip raised the fantastic sum of £830 which will go towards helping provide vital services to children, young people and their families in our area.
"We cannot thank Owens Travelmaster and their customers enough for their continued support. Each year they have increased the amount they have raised and in the current economic climate this is a great achievement."
