THE team at Sidmouth s Britannia branch have raised nearly �1,100 for the Alzheimer s Society. During the past year it has been putting the fun into fundraising to help the care and research charity for people with dementia and their carers.

THE team at Sidmouth's Britannia branch have raised nearly �1,100 for the Alzheimer's Society.

During the past year it has been putting the fun into fundraising to help the care and research charity for people with dementia and their carers.

Manager Helen Taylor said: "It was great fun raising money for Alzheimer's Society. The Britannia team in Sidmouth raised almost �1,100 through book sales, raffles, a quiz night and even a parachute jump!

"In total, Britannia raised more than �400,000 for the charity during its corporate charity fundraising year.

"The response and support from members of the community has been absolutely brilliant and we would like to thank everyone for digging deep and helping us to reach this fantastic total!