ANYONE FOR TENNIS?

Black Country solicitors Waldrons treated guests to a day of top international women's tennis at the DFS Classic, staged at the Edgbaston Priory Club, where they saw India's most successful sportswoman of all time, Sania Mirza, beat Ukraine's Alona Bondarenko.

KNOCKOUT BRIDGE

Bridge expert John Cattanach, who recently organised a Knockout Bridge tournament in support of Worcester's Acorns Hospice Appeal, presents a cheque for £765 to Carol Hinett of Limited Edition on behalf of the charity. Limited Edition sponsored the tournament, which involved 180 players from across the region.

KATESHILL HOUSE

A charity lunch held at Kateshill House in Bewdley raised £4,000 for the Acorns Hospice in Worcester.

The event on July 2 also featured an auction and a raffle, and organiser Kath Eaton is grateful for the amount of support and generous sponsorship from the local community: "Everyone had a good time on the day, but most importantly the money will benefit many children and families at the hospice."

SKY'S THE LIMIT

A team of five employees from Countrywide Farmers near Pershore completed a daring 10,000 ft skydive on July 1, to raise money for Worcester-based charity Leukaemia CARE. The team hopes to have raised £2,000 in sponsorship, which will benefit those living with leukaemia, lymphoma and allied blood disorders. For more information see www.run4leukaemia.org.uk.