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The drug education and lifeskills charity, DARE, has been given a £2240 boost, thanks to a donation from the Mayor of Broxtowe.

DARE, which teaches hundreds of youngsters how to avoid the dangers of illegal drugs, violence, anti social behaviour and bullying, was one of the nominated charities for the past Mayor, Councillor Sue Wildey, who retired in May.

She handed over a cheque to the DARE CEO David Gilbert and Chair of Trustees, Kate Allsop at a special ceremony at Broxtowe Town Hall.

Coun. Wildey said: “DARE does a tremendous amount of good work in schools and their programmes are an established part of the curriculum. I was amazed to discover that they were a charity – they provide a service which should be automatically offered to schoolchildren everywhere.

“I made them one of my nominated charities during my year in office and I am very pleased to be able to donate this amount of money to such a worthwhile venture.

“Their work is more essential than ever in helping children to develop the skills they need to combat some the many dangers they face in the modern world.”

DARE CEO, David Gilbert said: ”We are delighted to get this degree of support from the Mayor and the people of Broxtowe. We are thrilled that Coun. Wildey decided to nominate us. Times are hard for charities in the present climate. This is a significant amount of money and could mean that more than 100 more children will benefit from our programmes.”

DARE operates in more than 280 Nottinghamshire schools and the charity is currently expanding its operations into Derbyshire, Leicestershire and South Yorkshire,

The programmes are delivered by a serving or retired police officer in conjunction with teaching staff.

DARE chair of trustees, Kate Allsop (left) and CEO David Gilbert (right) – along with the familiar DARE lion mascot, receive the cheque from Coun. Sue Wildey, (centre).