Lanarkshire Rangers supporters' club hand over bumper cheque to veterans' charity

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Some fabulous fundraising allowed a Lanarkshire supporters' club to hand over a bumper cheque to a veterans' charity. Members of the Newmains Loyal Rangers Supporters' Club, which leaves from the Bellside Inn, were able to invite representatives from Erskine, which has been caring for veterans since 1916 with their care homes providing ex-servicemen and women with the companionship of like-minded people.The fundraising event, held at Cambusnethan Miners' Club, saw a grand total of £1850 raised and this week they were able to present a cheque to representatives from the charity.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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We had some great prizes on offer including a signed top and Allan McGregor’s goalie gloves so we were really pleased with the money that was raised.“Erskine do a fantastic job with veterans across Scotland so we were delighted to be able to invite them up to give them the cheque.“The money raised on the night was also to help with the running costs of the club which allows us to fund our buses and other costs for the upcoming season.”Erskine provides unrivalled support to veterans in Scotland, through three care homes and a veterans' village, comprising of 44 cottages, an activities centre, five assisted living