It was celebration day at the Co-op store in Mauchline last week as customers helped to raise an impressive £1,243.28 for three local causes.

The money was raised through the Co-op Local Community Fund and the three causes were Hizkids, Auchinleck and Cumnock Concert Bands and Cumnock Juniors Community Enterprise.

Gillian Patrick, Co-op Member Pioneer, said: “The money is raised by Co-op members. Any money they spend on Co-op products in food stores or funeral care branches, 1p is donated by the Co-op for every £1 spent, and the members choose which local cause to support.”