A LEGACY that was recently left to a group of Malmesbury fundraisers has gone to change lives in the community.

The Malmesbury League of Friends (MLOF) are a charitable group that regularly donates money to worthy causes in north Wiltshire, mainly related to healthcare.

They generate most of their funds through legacies left behind in peoples’ wills.

They were left a generous legacy recently that has enabled them to spend more than £18,000 in a recent round of donations to local causes.

One of these causes was covering the year’s insurance for the Cartmell Community Bus, which they helped originally fund. The bus offers transport for elderly and disabled residents in the rural area.

They have also spent £3,200 on new equipment for the Malmesbury Primary Care Centre, including four dermatoscopes and a spirometry machine among other things.

The Friends spent more of the legacy on supporting a local family with two disabled children.

They family needed a specially adapted minibus and the Friends stepped up to the plate to help make the dream become a reality.

MLOF chairman Robin Clark said: “These latest requests are typical of those we receive for support.

“Although some of them involve quite modest sums, each one will nevertheless make a major difference to the lives of those who will benefit.

“We are always happy to consider requests for help for those living in the Malmesbury area, who have a special need.”

This latest tranche of financial support follows a major second donation of £25,000 to the Brighter Futures Radiotherapy appeal which hopes to bring a radiotherapy unit to Great Western Hospital, Swindon.