BRAMSHOTT Open Gardens, the biennial summer event which attracted 860 visitors this year, has raised more than £12,500 for good causes.

Among the beneficiaries are St Mary’s Church, Midhurst Macmillan Cancer Care, the Bramshott Sunken Lanes project among others, who all received a cheque for £2,812.50.

Bramshott newsletter The Bugle received £1,250.

Some of the receiving causes have already confirmed their plans on how they will use the donations.

Midhurst Macmillan Cancer Care will invest in providing ongoing support to patients in the local community.

The Sunken Lanes Project, which maintains the roadside tree safety and general roadsides around Bramshott, will be investing £1,000 in stone wall repairs as well as setting some funds aside for the River Wey Trust, Allee’s Meadow and tree maintenance of lanes around the village for the next two years.

Craig McGregor, chairman of Bramshott Open Gardens, said: “Fundraising is integral to Bramshott Open Gardens. It provides vital funding for projects that fall out of scope of the local authority or other bodies, and we’re delighted to have raised such large sums to support these important local causes.

“I want to thank Antonio Carlucci for opening this year’s open garden weekend, all our visitors, the generosity of everyone who took part, our hardworking and inspirational gardeners, and of course our sponsors, whose involvement early on in the planning stages makes the whole event possible.”

Bramshott opens its private gardens to visitors, every two years over a weekend in June, raising funds for local good causes.

Home to the late Boris Karloff, it is reputed to be the most haunted village in England.

A significant sum was donated by the event sponsors – all local businesses, whom the committee would also like to thank for getting involved in the weekend, and for their generosity.

They include Meon Valley Travel, Liphook Bakery, Traviss & Co, KMG Electrical, Haynes Builders, Simmons Interiors and Old Thorns Hotel.