THE BUILDERS’ merchant Coomers has donated £8,835.07 to the charity SUDEP Action.

The money was raised in memory of Becky Scrivens, an 11 year old Alton schoolgirl, who lost her life to Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) in 2004.

Since then Becky’s parents, Sandie and Roger, have worked tirelessly with the charity to raise awareness of SUDEP and how the risk of it taking lives can be reduced.

Last year (2019) Coomers adopted SUDEP Action as its annual charity, raising a record amount, thanks to ten members of staff who participated in the summer Nuts Challenge – a fun mud obstacle race over a course in Dorset.

Additional funds were raised at corporate events and at coffee mornings held at Coomers’ Alton, Bordon and Haslemere branches.

Coomers has expressed grateful thanks to its customers for their generous donations and also to those staff who participated in the fundraising events.

They are thanks echoed by both the charity and by the Scrivens family.