The cry of "Bingo!" in Long Sutton has helped raise £6,500 for good causes.
Sutton Bridge and Long Sutton fundraisers hold popular bingo sessions each Thursday and Saturday evening at Long Sutton Church Hall, the proceeds from which are given to various organisations at the end of the year.
Cheques for £1,000 were given to Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance; St Mary's Church in Long Sutton; Long Sutton and Sutton Bridge Medical Centre; the Pilgrim Hospital in Boston; and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn.
The Friends of North Cambridgeshire Hospital was given £500.
A number of people help organise the regular sessions to play bingo, whether by fetching prizes or driving bingo players to and from sessions.
But the main driving force behind fundraising is Hazel Phillippo, who has been running the bingo evenings for a number of years.
She said: "The bingo sessions give many people a night out and a chance to meet friends and acquaintances. The fact that we can raise money and give good donations to excellent organisations is an added bonus."
Sutton Bridge councillor Chris Brewis said: "Many people do a bit to keep the bingos running but without Hazel the whole thing would come to a full stop."
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Last Updated: 03 December 2008 1:37 PM
* Source: Spalding Guardian
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