Burnham-on-Sea Moose International Lodge presented over £4,500 to local charity groups and good causes.

The cheques were presented on March 28 at the Berrow Village Hall.

Among the beneficiaries, Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance received a total of £2,690.17, collected by charity fundraisers Colin Thomas and Anita Townsend.

Another group, Friends of Somerset Young Carers, gratefully accepted a contribution of £776.

Other recipients included the Serendipity Singers, Freewheelers, Children’s Hospice South West, The Wafflehub, The RNLI, BIARS SID initiative, and Help the Child charity, each receiving £150.

Burnham and Highbridge Weekly News: Air Ambulance collecting the cheque

Colin Thomas, from Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance, said: "I have been totting up our donations from Moose, and since 2011, Burnham’s Moose group have donated over £58,000 to our charity".

The evening concluded with a raffle, after distribution of refreshments served by the Moose Ladies' Circle.

This year, Burnham Moose and Moose Ladies’ Circle have presented £6,866 to charities and good causes.