NEARLY £32,000 was raised at this year’s Monmouth Raft Race, organised by Monmouth Rotary Club.

The principal beneficiary of the event, which saw 99 entries, was St David’s Hospice Care which received £23,892 – 75 per cent of the total raised.

The balance will go to other local charitable causes supported by the club.

Rotary president Roger Finn visited St David’s Hospice Day Care Centre, in Newport, to present the cheque and have a guided tour of the £5m inpatient centre that is currently under construction.

Roger said: “We’re once more thrilled to have been able to donate such a marvellous amount of money to St David’s Hospice Care.

St David’s chief executive Emma Saysell thanked the Rotary Club for its continued support.

The 2017 Monmouth Raft Race will take place on Sunday, September 3. For full details visit www.monmouthraftrace.com