LEMURS went wild for a Marie Curie Blooming Great Tea Party at the West Midland Safari Park.

Nurse from the charity, Ann Brady met some of the park’s cheekiest characters to encourage more people in Worcestershire to sign up and hold a Blooming Great Tea Party of their own - lemurs not necessarily included.

Catherine Butt, Marie Curie’s community fundraiser for Gloucestershire said: “The Blooming Great Tea Party is really easy and fun with every cuppa helping us nurse someone with a terminal illness in your neighbourhood.”

Marie Curie’s specialised local nurses have provided free care and support to 186 terminally ill patients and their families in Worcestershire last year alone – yet there are more who need this support.

TV actress and baking enthusiast Fay Ripley is supporting The Blooming Great Tea Party. She said: “I love nothing more than a good chat over a cup of tea so what better excuse to indulge than holding a Blooming Great Tea Party for Marie Curie Cancer Care? I’m planning to hold a children’s tea party and get the kids involved but it can be as simple or as extravagant as you like, from a builder’s cuppa with colleagues to getting the whole family round for a gathering in the garden, so what are you waiting for?”

To hold your own Blooming Great Tea Party, call 08700 340 040 or visit mariecurie.org.uk/teaparty for your free Blooming Great Tea Party fundraising pack.

To get help from the Marie Curie Nursing Service, talk to your GP, district nurse or discharge nurse. For more information, visit mariecurie.org.uk Meanwhile the safari park has welcomed a new baby camel.

Pictured are from left, Catherine Butt and Ann Brady of Marie Curie.