SANDRA Leary, organiser of the recent charity match between the Basingstoke Bison All Stars and Basingstoke Buffalo Select, which raised £13,500 money for three small charities Chemogiftbag, the Breast Care Unit and chemo ward, handed over the first cheque worth £4,500 to Chemogiftbag.

A delighted Emma Etheridge, Basingstoke ambassador for the charity said: "This is just fantantic for us and we cannot thanks Sandra (Leary) and all the fans who turned up on the night to support the evening.

"This will mean so much to us as we put together bags for what people will need during their chemo and we rely just on donations from the public to do this."