Regional law firm raises over £175,000 for Derbyshire Macmillan services

Clients of regional law firm BRM Solicitors have helped raise more than £175,000 during its free Will service supporting Macmillan and the NGS Macmillan Unit in Chesterfield.

Now in its seventh year, the law firm’s exclusive partnership with Macmillan enables clients to make a Will for free during two months of the year. Instead of paying a fee to BRM, clients are asked to consider making a voluntary donation to Macmillan, with a recommended donation of just £75 per person.

The scheme has been incredibly successful, raising over £175,000.

Macmillan and BRM are hosting their 2023 free Wills service from 1 October until 30 November, and it is expected that the partnership will take the total raised to over £200,000.

Paul Berresford, Executive Director at BRM Solicitors said: “We are delighted to be teaming up with Macmillan again this year to raise funds for a charity that plays such a key role in the Chesterfield and North Derbyshire community.

“We have been working closely with Macmillan for several years. They are a charity very close to our hearts and we hope to build on this year’s success and break the quarter-of-a-million mark in 2024 “We would also like to thank our clients for their generous donations, and we would also like to thank our team for the efforts they put in to our free-will writing campaign year after year.”

Hannah Lumb, Local Fundraising Manager at Macmillan said: “Every person who takes part in this scheme, your donations will automatically be restricted to fund Macmillan Services based at Chesterfield Royal Hospital, or on Macmillan grants to people living with cancer in the Chesterfield area. “As a charity, we do not get any government funding and 98% of our income comes from the public.

“The number of people with cancer is growing every day and we want to reach and improve the lives of as many of those people as we can. We couldn’t provide our vital services without the people who support us.”

Find out more about how you can leave Macmillan a gift in your Will here: www.brmlaw.co.uk/macmillan-free-wills-service.