Licensing industry fundraising body, The Light Fund, raised £77,850 in 2011 through its various events and activities.

The monies raised will be used to benefit and support children, men and women through specific charity projects.

Donations have already been made earlier in the year to the Red Cross Japan Tsunami Appeal and Pitcheroak School.

The balance of the funds will now be donated to the following projects:

The Children's Trust
Orchid
MSRC
Kidscape
MND (Rob Edwards)
Cancer Research UK
Dreams Come True
Tommy's
Whizz-Kidz
The Institute of Cancer Research
Berks MS Therapy Centre
Children's Cancer & Leukaemia Group
Douglas Bader Foundation
Make a Wish Foundation

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"It is a real tribute to the efforts of everyone involved with The Light Fund and our supporters in the UK licensing industry that in these challenging economic times, this magnificient sum has been raised that will make a difference to the lives of so many people," said chairman Trevor Jones.