ESTATE Agents Bridges has raised more than £25,000 for Phyllis Tuckwell in their first year as corporate partners of the hospice care charity.

The money has been generated by a series of fundraising events which Bridges’ employees have taken part in, showing their support for Phyllis Tuckwell.

As well as taking part in Phyllis Tuckwell’s skydive and Strictly Dancing events, Bridges’ staff have also organised their own fundraising activities.

Football matches, cricket matches and exhausting treks across 10 peaks in Yorkshire have all pushed the total amount raised higher and higher.

In addition to this show of support, Bridges has also sponsored three of Phyllis Tuckwell’s Hospice Care at Home (HCAH) cars, pool cars which are used by the charity’s nurses to enable them to visit patients across West Surrey and North East Hampshire, who have chosen to spend their last days in the comfort of their own homes, rather than in hospital or at the hospice.

“It has been a fabulous year and we would like to thank all of the Bridges’ staff who took part in raising this fantastic amount of money for Phyllis Tuckwell,” said Nick Adams, corporate partnerships manager at Phyllis Tuckwell.

“It is with generous donations and support from local companies such as Bridges that we able to continue to care for our patients and their families at such a crucial time in their lives.

“We are really pleased to be able to continue our partnership with Bridges and look forward to working with them to raise money together again next year.”

Carlo Stocchetti, group managing director at Bridges, added: “It has been a real privilege to partner with such a valuable local charity with such a fantastic set up.

“We are grateful to all of our staff who contributed their time and effort with fundraising and all those kind people who sponsored us. Without everyone’s effort this wonderful goal would never have been achieved.”