Bobbies have their cake and eat it

Christine Bussy and Detective Constable Andy O’Donnell enjoy a cake and raise funds for Cancer Research.

Police Officers and staff from Greater Manchester Police’s Rochdale Division have been eating cake in the name of charity.

The officers and staff based at Middleton Police Station have been raising money for Cancer Research UK by holding five coffee mornings over a two week period.

The event was organised by Christine Bussy admin manager at the station and Detective Constable Andy O’Donnell.

DC O’Donnell, said: “As a registered fundraiser for Cancer Research UK, I saw this as a great way of getting officers to reach deep into their pockets.

“I armed myself with a mixing bowl and ingredients to make seven Jamaican cheesecakes for the coffee mornings.

“The cakes were so popular that by the end of it loads of people were coming to me and making donations for whole cheesecake’s rather than a single slice.

“A number of the cakes were sent on to Rochdale Police Station and I even passed on the recipe to anyone willing to give an extra donation.”

Five coffee mornings were held to cover each department at the station. The event helped in raising £263.52 for the charity.

Jane Bullock, for Cancer Research UK, said: “A big well done to all the GMP staff based at Rochdale and Middleton who gave up their time to bake so many cakes.

“The charity relies entirely on the generosity of members of the public and their fundraising efforts.”

DC O’Donnell said: “It would be great if other stations ran similar events, if we can raise this amount in Middleton, then larger stations would make ours look like small change, all it takes is someone with the motivation and we have to remember that this is such a worthy cause.”

Cancer Research UK funds the work of 4,500 scientists, doctors and nurses and last year spent £333m on world-class research at centres all over the UK.

Last year the charity invested nearly £17m on research in Manchester. Much of this funding goes towards the pioneering work of the doctors and scientists at the Paterson Institute for Cancer Research.