A pair of Sidmouth cancer survivors exceeded expectations raising well over £1,700 with a charity cream tea event.

Sidmouth Herald: Lynne Thorne, ????? and Lynne Maxwell.Lynne Thorne, ????? and Lynne Maxwell. (Image: Archant)

Lynne Thorne and Lynne Maxwell managed to smash their target of £1,000 by holding a fundraiser for ELF (Exeter Leukaemia Trust).

More than 150 supporters flocked to enjoy cream tea and a raffle with more than 30 prizes at the event held a couple of weeks ago at All Saints Church.

The money will be used by the charity to help care for patients at a cancer ward at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.

Mrs Thorne said: “We were really pleased and shocked at how much we had managed to raise.

Sidmouth Herald: Some of the delicious treats available at the event.Some of the delicious treats available at the event. (Image: Archant)

“When I took the cheque down to the ward the staff were really surprised and shocked at how much you how much we had managed to raise from a cream tea event.”