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The organiser of Hassocks Goes Gold has thanked everyone who helped make the 2021 campaign against childhood cancer a success.

Rachel Bartlett-Bundy told the Mid Sussex Times that the project has raised almost £10,000 so far.

The initiative, which ran throughout September, asked shop owners in Hassocks to use a gold theme in their windows to help raise awareness of the disease.

This year’s theme was ‘golden butterflies’ and Hassocks Goes Gold gave out posters that had been decorated by Hassocks children for shops to use.

Volunteers at the Hassocks Goes Gold stall at South Downs Nurseries on Saturday, September 18. From left: Linda Poat, Milo BartlettBundy, Erin Poat (one of the poster competition winners), Martha Bartlett and Rachel BartlettBundy.

Businesses in the village also sold gold ribbons and wristbands to raise money and there were charity stalls set up too.

On top of this businesses could sponsor a giant ribbon for a tree or village landmark for £20.

Residents and visitors were then encouraged to track down all 131 on the Giant Gold Bow Trail.

Middy editor Gina Stainer and political editor Joshua Powling jointly paid £20 to make sure the newspaper was among the Sussex businesses sponsoring a bow.

Hassocks Goes Gold ribbons and wristbands for sale.

On Saturday (September 25), people were able to compete in the Gold Run and enter a sunflower competition.

Hassocks Goes Gold raises £10,000 to help fight childhood cancer