Gavin Williamson, MP for South Staffordshire, officially opened the Essington Fun Fest at the Essington Rugby Club, on Saturday 12th July.
The opening ceremony took place at 10.30am and was followed by a string of races, a craft and cake competition and a raffle draw.
Additional attractions at this year’s event included Owls on the Prowl, local live bands, face painting, a tombola, Splat the Rat, craft stalls and a barbecue.
All proceeds from the 2014 Fun Fest went towards Myeloma UK and Heartlands Hospital.
Gavin said: “I was greatly honoured to be asked to officially open this year’s Essington Fun Festival. I greatly enjoyed myself at the show and was delighted (and very surprised) to come third in the egg and spoon race.
“There was a wide range of activities on offer, on the day, which all appeared to be extremely popular. I hope we were successful in raising plenty of money for Myeloma UK, Heartlands Hospital and other local charities.”
Myeloma UK, a charity dealing exclusively with myeloma, relies almost entirely on voluntary donations and fundraising activities. The money raised allows the charity to further their research continue to support myeloma patients and their families.
Heartlands Hospital plans to use the money raised through Fun Fest to purchase a second early pregnancy scanner for their miscarriage support centre. The new machine worth £60,000 would allow for the centre to continue to support those affected by miscarriages.