TAVISTOCK Young Farmers Club presented two charities with substantial cheques thanks to proceeds raised from its recent dung sale.

As the club’s chosen charity, POOCH (Plymouth Oncology Outpatients and Chemotherapy) received £2,000.

Sally Blowey, treasurer for the club, said: ‘This is the second time in three years we have chosen this charity as we wanted to support a local charity and some of our members’ families have used it, so this is our way of being able to give something back.

‘The money raised was from our dung sale in March in Tavistock and it’s nice to know that the money will be going back in to the community.’

David Hocking from Lydford helped set up Pals of POOCH in 2011 in order to raise funds for the unit at Derriford Hospital, Plymouth.

He said: ‘I would like to pay tribute to the Tavistock Young Farmers for their tireless hard work and dedication which goes into raising such huge amounts of money.

‘This vibrant and energetic group of people are ready to roll their sleeves up and crack on with fundraising. A wonderful trait which they possess and I really admire.

‘Up and down the country various branches of the young farmers raise millions of pounds for charities and organisations — Tavistock Young Farmers is no exception.

‘The impact of their fundraising will benefit hundreds of people attending the radiotherapy unit at Derriford Hospital where POOCH is raising money to purchase four breast boards used in the treatment of cancer at a cost of £36,000.’

The second charity to benefit from the dung sale was RABI (The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution) — a welfare charity which offers financial support to farming people in hardship of all ages.