A SPONSORED 24-hour fishing marathon has raised Pounds 1,520 for the Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA).

The marathon was organised by members of the English China Clay Ports Sea Angling Club.

catalog printing Its secretary, Bob Bennetto, presented a cheque to the charity at the clubhouse at Par Harbour last month.

Peter Wicks, honourable secretary of the Cornwall branch of MNDA thanked the club for its brilliant fund-raising in a difficult recession for Cornwall.

Chris and Adrian Bird, David and Matthew Allen and Nigel Bersford took part in the fishing marathon in August last year. David, one of the club's leading fund-raisers, lost his mum, Doreen Allen, to motor neurone disease more than two years ago.

Mr Wicks explained to the club committee, which included junior member Guy Sweet, that it remains an incurable disease which kills people in Britain every day.

He said the five club members who raised the money should be very proud of their achievement.

The money and other fundraising will help provide essential equipment for sufferers of the disease, including lightwriters, disabled aids, hoists, lifts, washing facilities and support to their families by six trained volunteers.

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