Local festive baker Maureen Lower MBE, has given another New Year boost towards Cancer Research UK raising £1,470 from her Christmas cake sales.

Maureen a volunteer at the Tenby Cancer Research Shop located at Tudor Square has been making and selling real traditional Christmas cakes to aid various charities for over 30 years now.

Over the festive period, she set about once again making and selling her own traditional Christmas cakes, baking 114 in total all, with marzipan, icing and decorations.

A native of Birmingham, Maureen, who lived in Berlin for 42 years, and now resides in Kilgetty, was awarded the MBE from Her Majesty the Queen in 2003 for her volunteering work, and the German Medal of Merit.

Ready for the 2023 festive period, she baked, marzipanned, iced and decorated 147 cakes to sell for her fundraising quest.

“Thank you to all my customers for supporting this and helping raise funds for Cancer Research UK,” said Maureen, pictured with her pet pooch Sammy.

This year she would like to thank the following:

• a generous donation of £350 from Linda Williams in Narberth, and also for her help in preparing.

• a donation of £50 from Tesco, Pembroke Dock’s Sharen Bevans, and also the wonderful assistance with shopping and packing the car.

• a donation of £30 from Morrisons in Haverfordwest and Sian Rees for her help also.

• a donation from C0-op Kilgetty, with thanks to David.

• Jewson in Tenby for providing two sheers of canvas for cake bases.

• From Carew Market, Pauline Stennett for the discount on cake decorations.