WYRE Forest law firm MFG Solicitors has been recognised by Cancer Research UK for facilitating more than £934,000 worth of gifts, donated in people's wills.

Kidderminster-based associate Rachel Summers and members of the private client team were presented with a silver certificate to acknowledge the firm's ongoing support.

Rachel said: "A legacy gift can be anything someone wishes to leave in their will. Traditionally this is money but it could be anything that has a monetary value like an estate or specific item. Anything left to Cancer Research UK can be ring-fenced for research into a specific cancer type or research within a local area.

“To play a big part in legacy gifts for almost 20 years is really important to us and we’re delighted to receive the recognition from a charity which does so much for so many.

More than a third of the charity's research into the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer is funded through supporters leaving a legacy to the charity.

Clare Moore, director of legacies at Cancer Research UK, said: "We all reach a stage at some point in our lives where we start to look ahead and consider what will happen to our financial affairs in the future when we may no longer be around.

"At Cancer Research UK, we work with a number of local law firms including MFG Solicitors to offer people aged 55 or over the chance to make an all-important first will or to update an existing one.

"The service has grown in popularity over the past couple of years and while it is provided free of any obligation, the vast majority of people choose to kindly leave a gift to the charity.”