PHYLLIS Tuckwell’s annual Make a Will Fortnight has once again proved popular in prompting residents to make a will, an important but often overlooked aspect of modern life.

During Make a Will Fortnight solicitor firms across Phyllis Tuckwell’s catchment area waived their normal fee for the preparation of a basic or standard will, in return for a suggested donation to the hospice.

This year the amount raised was almost double that of last year, hitting £10,000. This made 2015’s Make a Will Fortnight the most successful to date, for which Phyllis Tuckwell would like to thank both the solicitors firms involved and all those who took part in the initiative.

Anna Coassin, individual giving manager at the Phyllis Tuckwell, said: “We would like to thank all of the firms who chose to support Phyllis Tuckwell during Make a Will Fortnight. As legacies fund over 20 per cent of our patient care, they are hugely important to us, and so we would like to thank everyone who took part in Make a Will Fortnight and all of those who have so kindly chosen to leave a gift to Phyllis Tuckwell in their will.”

The firms which took part in Make a Will Fortnight were: Hart Brown, Bates, Woodford Stauffer, Downs LLP, Barringtons, Hadfields Butt & Bowyer, Herrington & Carmichael, Pinto Potts, Morrisons, Neale Turk Rochfort, Potter Owtram & Peck and RHW LLP.

Also present at the thank-you event was law firm Stevens & Bolton, which has chosen Phyllis Tuckwell as its Charity of the Year and whom Phyllis Tuckwell wanted to take the opportunity to thank.