A RETIREMENT housebuilder has raised £15,000 for the Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund.

Since the start of the year, Audley Chalfont Dene, based in Chalfont St Peter, along with other Audley villages across the country, has been taking part in a series of events to fundraise for Brighter Futures to help raise funds for the radiotherapy appeal and wider cancer improvements at Great Western Hospital, for its Dove Ward.

It is a cause close to the hearts of staff and owners across Audley Villages following the diagnosis of care director Joanna Lander, who is currently receiving treatment at the centre for acute myeloid leukaemia (AML).

Events have taken place across all Audley villages and included a country-wide bake off, which saw budding bakers dust off their aprons, a 13-mile night trek through Leamington Spa and the sale of orange ribbon pins to raise awareness of Leukaemia.

Jo’s friends and family joined Audley villages directors, care, hospitality, finance, HR, sales colleagues and owners to take part in the numerous activities.

Paul Morgan, MD at Audley Chalfont Dene said: “Audley has a long history of supporting brilliant charities, but this has become a cause even closer to our hearts.

“Our staff and owners have wholeheartedly thrown themselves into raising money for the Dove Ward and we are incredibly proud of each and every one of them.

“We want Jo to know she has our full support and we are doing all we can to support our fantastic care director.”

Jo Lander said: “I want to thank the Audley team from the bottom of my heart for making this fundraising possible.

“Next year, I look forward to joining my colleagues to raise funds for worthy causes.”

Ms Lander took on the role of care director in 2018.