A MUCH-LOVED charity, the Children’s Adventure Farm Trust has received £126,563 from KFC’s Add Hope Foundation.

Children and families are set to benefit from customers who have bought fundraising scratch cards at KFC including branches in Runcorn and Widnes.

The donation will help to provide holidays, day trips and Christmas parties for children living with difficulties.

Each year the charity must raise £1million to continue their work.

The charity’s fundraiser Helen Crowther, who lives in Runcorn, said: “We’re absolutely blown away by the support KFC have shown our charity.

“This is a huge amount of money for us which will change the lives of children living with difficulties most of us couldn’t even imagine.

“This donation has been made possible thanks to the hard work of everyone at KFC and the generosity of customers who have supported their campaign, we really can’t thank them all enough.”

Mike Price, whose family have visited the trust, said: “The Children’s Adventure Farm Trust offered our family the opportunity to explore, play and learn in a wonderfully engaging and stimulating environment.

“The care and attention shown by the staff was fantastic and we will always be grateful to them for offering us an opportunity to make memories which will remain with us forever.”

The Children’s Adventure Farm Trust, a charity based in Cheshire, has been providing holidays, daytrips and Christmas parties since 1992.

Each year they invite groups of children and families to stay with them in their 17th century farmhouse surrounded by 10 acres of beautiful Cheshire countryside.

During their visits the children enjoy a programme of activities which includes animal care, sports, art, music and sensory play.

The Add Hope Foundation enables each KFC restaurant to support a local children’s charity, with 100 per cent of funds raised going directly to the charity.

Money is raised through product promotions, including 10p from every kids’ meal, scratch cards, and customer donations.

KFC’s Cheshire based franchisees nominated The Children’s Adventure Farm Trust to be the beneficiaries of these funds.