MORE than 40 events have been taking place across the Bradford district today as part of Macmillan Cancer Support’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning.

People at community groups, charities, schools and businesses across the city have been channelling their inner Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood by creating baked treats to raise money for the charity.

The world’s biggest coffee morning is an annual event held by Macmillan for the last 26 years, and last year raised more than £25 million.

Businesses including Marks & Spencer, Bradford Brewery and the Telegraph & Argus all held coffee mornings in aid of Macmillan, as did many schools across the district.

One school which held a coffee morning was Wibsey Primary School.

Head teacher Nigel Cooper said the event was “an opportunity to think about those from our school community who have been and are affected by cancer, as well as being a big fundraiser for Macmillan”.

“Everybody is affected by cancer and the Macmillan Coffee Morning comes out of personal experiences," he added.

“I do not want to name anyone, but here at Wibsey Primary, we have a staff member who is a cancer survivor, sadly we had a former staff member who died from cancer and the children have been affected by it, too.

“We are all affected, so as a school, we are all involved, with the children and staff throughout the school playing a major role in making the morning a huge success.”

All children at the school were involved in baking cakes, making table cloths and bunting, and producing invitations.

In Shipley, Fairmount Nursing Home in Nab Wood held a coffee afternoon, and Victim Support West Yorkshire held a coffee morning at its base in St Paul’s Road.

Marks & Spencer in The Broadway held a coffee morning for its customers, with games and activities for children.

Digital Health Enterprise Zone in Peckover Street, Little Germany, also held a coffee morning at its offices

Staff and residents at Incommunities raised almost £700 by holding their own coffee mornings.

The housing provider’s catering team sold a selection of cakes at the company’s headquarters in Victoria Street, Shipley, and customers at Farish House, Keighley, raised £228.

Penny Gilyard, Incommunities assistant director, said: “It’s been a fantastic response from staff and customers who have dug deep to support this charitable cause.

“A special well done to colleagues in our Refresh team and Estate and Support Services and residents who have spent their evenings baking such tasty treats and helping make the day such a fundraising success.”