Bents Garden & Home have handed over a cheque for £12,292 to the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital Charity as a result of the Glazebury outket’s 2014 fund-raising campaign.

Joel Oxberry, the charity’s corporate fund-raising manager, visited Bents to accept the donation and was joined for the occasion by the charity’s mascot, Humphrey Bear, and Thomas & Charlie Clough, representing the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, the centre’s 2015 charity of the year.

MD Matthew Bent said: “We are always blown away by the support shown by our colleagues and customers and once again they have been hugely generous in helping us to reach our target and present Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital Charity with such a fantastic amount.”

Mr Oxberry said the Royal Manchester was the largest single site children’s hospital in the UK, looking after more than 200,000 young people each year.  “Donations such as these help us provide the very best care in specialisms such as bone marrow transplantation, burns treatment and critical care,” he added.

Matthew Bent said the Cystic Fibrosis Trust during 2015 was a charity close to the hearts of many at the centre.  “We have had previous experience with cystic fibrosis so were already very aware of the condition, but once again it has come into the life of one of our colleagues.  Matthew Dickinson, our head of indoor retail, has always been one of our strongest charity fundraisers, no matter what the cause, so this year we had no hesitation in choosing the charity that is now closest to his heart.  With Matthew’s enthusiasm and the continued generosity of our colleagues and customers, we are hoping this year will be another record breaker.”

Bents have set a target of £15,000 for their 2015 fundraising.