BROOK Food Processing has presented the latest of its monthly donations to good causes in celebration of the Williton company’s 25th anniversary.

September’s cheque – for £2000 – has been given to AtWest (Accessible Transport West Somerset).

Each month since the start of 2019, Brook has donated to a different local charity £25 for every order received of £1000 or more. The total given so far has reached almost £16,000.

Brook co-owner Ann Wells said: “This month we have chosen to donate to AtWest who make a huge difference operating in our rural community, helping those with no access to transport for various reasons including lack of availability, health, age or disability. 

“The service provided by AtWest is an important one, helping to engage people of all ages within our community by way of commuting and attending appointments, as well as many other day to day tasks for which travel isn’t always available.”

Barbara Middleton said the AtWest team was delighted to have been chosen: “We are overwhelmed with the offer of some help.

“We don’t get very much funding at all towards minibuses, though our transport can’t work without them. We hope some of this donation can go towards this area, and it can certainly be put towards our training.”

She added: “Something we’re also trying to raise funds for is to send out a newsletter twice yearly to our passengers and other interested people to keep them informed of the services they can access.

“We try to provide an answer to most transport needs, but just because somebody uses one particular service, it doesn’t mean they know about other services.

“For example, our car scheme takes 98 per cent of passengers to hospitals, with hundreds of trips to Musgrove Park Hospital, and some even as far as Bristol and Exeter.”