Bridgerton-themed afternoon tea aids cancer charity

Dozens of people took part to support Breast Cancer Now

A Bridgerton-themed afternoon tea held at a hospital has raised funds for a breast-cancer charity.

Staff at Peterborough City Hospital raised £924 at the "fantastic" event.

It was held in aid of research and support charity Breast Cancer Now.

The afternoon was organised by outpatients booking clerk Jane Edgington, who began raising awareness about breast cancer following her mother’s diagnosis nine years ago.

The attendees raised more than £900

Ms Edgington, from Deeping St James, Lincolnshire, said: “Over 55,000 people are diagnosed with breast cancer every year in the UK, so my colleagues and I are doing all we can to raise lots of money to help Breast Cancer Now be there for them through their life-changing support and research.

“My mum had breast cancer nine years ago, before I started working for the NHS, and she received the best care. It was after her diagnosis that I wanted to raise awareness and funds so that more people didn’t have to go through the treatment and anguish that my mum did.

“I’ve been hosting afternoon-tea events for a number of years, but this is the first one that I have organised at work, and it was such a fantastic and well supported event!”