Funeral firm chips in £7k to help rare condition support

AN East Midlands funeral directors has raised thousands of pounds for a national charity which supports individuals impacted by a rare medical condition.

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AW Lymn's recent charity golf day raised more than £7,000 for We are Alex, The Leukodystrophy Charity (Alex TLC).

This means more than £13,000 has been raised in the last two years by the fifth-generation family funeral directors, who serve communities in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire.

There was record attendance at this year's event, with 18 teams participating, and the tournament was followed by a fundraising auction.