Ayr Auction cattle sale raised more than £5k for Ayrshire Cancer Support - In Your Area

A feature of the store cattle sale at  Ayr Auction Mart was a Charolais X steer, kindly donated by  Mrs Shona Paterson, of Kayshill, from her store cattle stock.

The steer was auctioned with the proceeds going to Ayrshire Cancer Support.

It was purchased for £2,600 by Mr Jim  Craig, of Craig Wilson Limited Auctioneers, and was very kindly donated  back to be auctioned again- where it was duly purchased for £2,200 by  The Gibb Family of Toftcombs, Biggar, to make an incredible sum raised  of £4,800.

This amount was combined with donations from hauliers and Craig Wilson customers.

On the day the total amount raised was an incredible £5717.10.

Pictured at the cheque presentation are Mrs Shona Paterson, Mr Jim Craig, Mr J Begg, Mr Gavin Paterson and Carol-Anne Lamont (Fundraising Lead) at Ayrshire Cancer Support

Shona Paterson said: "I would just like  to take this opportunity to thank everyone who donated to this cause so  close to my heart.

"Ayrshire Cancer Support is a local  charity who have provided me with unconditional support and help through  some very tough times and great losses.

"I have had this horrible disease and this was just a small way of giving something back.

"ACS are locally based and everything  that is raised for them stays within the local community to help and  support the local community, which is fantastic.

"They have so many wonderful services  that are there for everyone affected by cancer, not just the patient and  with having experienced their services first hand, I can honestly say  it is certainly humbling to witness them in action. Once again thank you  for all your support."

Nicola George, head of fundraising at  Ayrshire Cancer Support, said: "What an incredibly kind gesture from  Shona Paterson who wanted to give back after the unconditional support  she received from Ayrshire Cancer Support.

"We are extremely grateful for this  support as we deliver over 23,000 supported appointments through our  free patient transport, counselling, support groups and drop ins in a normal year.

"We need to generate £2,800 every  single day, just to keep our free services running, which would be  impossible without the help and support from people like Shona."