A care home has raised £710 for a breast cancer charity.

Staff at Avalon Nursing Home in Bridgwater held a pink-themed coffee morning to raise funds for Breast Cancer Now, the UK's largest breast cancer charity.

The event was organised as part of national Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Lisa Priddice, activities co-ordinator at Avalon Nursing Home, said: "Cancer is something that has affected people close to us and impacted our lives so we wanted to do something special to raise awareness and funds to help with the research.

"The amount of support we received was incredible, especially considering we only had three weeks to plan and host the event.

"So I’d like to send a huge ‘thank you’ from me and my colleague Chloe Wegg for all the incredible support we received from residents, friends, families and other members of our team at Avalon.

"We are so grateful to the colleagues who contributed delicious home-made cakes, and those who came into the home on their day off – wearing pink - because they were so keen to play a part.

(Image: Camelot Care) "The activities team did a fabulous job of decorating the lounge in pink and ensuring resident involvement.

"We’d also like to thank pupils and teachers from Northgate school for their ongoing involvement with Avalon: so many people admired the ‘many hands’ craft, created jointly by children and residents, which we displayed at the coffee morning."

Avalon Nursing Home is run by Camelot Care, who have homes in Wellington, Yeovil, and Plymouth.