The Lions Club of Plymouth has donated £3,500 to the Mustard Tree Macmillan Cancer Support Centre at Derriford Hospital.

The money will be used to provide an eight-week nature and therapy course for a group of eight people affected by cancer, to support physical recovery and emotional wellbeing.

The course, which takes place on Dartmoor, is a gentle, restorative programme, specially designed for people affected by cancer, rooted in research that shows nature connection supports physical recovery and wellbeing.

The Mustard Tree have had a successful pilot and are looking forward to using the donation from the Lions for another course in the Spring.

The course is led by a specialist qualified therapist from an organisation called Nature and Therapy.