Ross-on-Wye staff at NFU Mutual have nominated St Michael’s Hospice, to receive a donation of more than £6,000 from NFU Mutual’s national £1.92 million Agency Giving Fund.

The fund, now in its third year, has been put together to help local frontline charities across the country. The Agency Giving Fund forms part of NFU Mutual’s £3.25m funding pledge for both local and national charities in 2022, to help tackle the ongoing effects of the pandemic and assist with recovery.

To ensure these donations reach all corners of the UK and are directed where they’re needed most, NFU Mutual’s agents have opened up the nomination process so that local charities can receive a share of the fund.

This donation has enabled St Michaels Hospice to continue providing care at its Bartestree site as well as in communities across the county.

Malcolm Watkins, agent for NFU Mutual in Ross-on-Wye said: “NFU Mutual has been a champion of rural communities the length and breadth of the UK for over 110 years, and the Agency Giving Fund champions local causes that are working day and night to change people’s lives and give hope for a better future. We’re extremely proud to have nominated St Michaels Hospice for this donation and are delighted to be able to support the vital contribution they make to our community.”