It can help us fulfil our mission to provide face-to-face support for anyone locally affected by cancer. Every penny really does count.

The FORCE Support and Information Centre receives around 25,000 visits a year from patients and their families or carers – £1,500 will run the centre for half a day, £35 pays for a complementary therapy, £75 covers the cost of an art group session and £10 will buy a book for the library.

Further holistic care costs include £50 for a community exercise programme to help patients cope with the physical effects of cancer treatment and £550 pays for the FORCE physiotherapy service for a week.

FORCE has increased its support for families and children at a weekly cost of £750.

The charity is also committed to taking its services into the community with outreach centres in Okehampton every Wednesday, Tiverton every Thursday and Honiton every Friday. £1,250 funds a day of outreach support.

FORCE has also invested in local cancer research since 1987 and £170 funds a professional researcher for a day at the University of Exeter Medical School. FORCE receives no Government funding – the work of the charity relies entirely on voluntary contributions.