Mansfield MP Ben Bradley successfully secured a donation of £3,000 to a charity that helps the homelessness.

The Beacon Project, which began in 2001 in St John’s Church, Mansfield, provides a variety of support to the homeless but is wholly reliant on donations.

Presenting the cheque to the centre manager, Louisa Hillman, Ben said: “I’ve had a lot of dealings with it as part of my commitment to tackling homelessness in the town.

“It’s a force for good in Mansfield. I’m happy that I’ve been able to help support it in this way.

“If anyone thinks they might be able to help the project at all, either through donations or volunteering, I would definitely urge them to contact the centre.

“They do do some genuinely good work for our town.”

Louisa said: “We are extremely grateful for Ben’s support in securing this funding, it will make a huge difference.

“We are always grateful for donations of food and clothes but sometimes it’s easy for people to forget that we also have a building to maintain.

“When we get a large unexpected donation like this it means we can invest it into improving our services and carry out some much needed repairs”

For more information on how to get involved with the project go to http://mansfieldbeacon.org