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Olivia Buckland, front row third left, who has survived cancer twice, at her Haven tea party at Hill Head Sailing Club

IT was time for tea across Hampshire as teapots brewed to help make a stand against breast cancer.

Hundreds of people have joined celebrities such as Sally Taylor and actress Sarah Parish to raise their bone china for The Haven Wessex 1 Million Tea Party.

The week-long event, which ends on Monday, is helping to raise funds needed for a specialist breast cancer centre set to open in Titchfield this autumn, which will provide free support to anyone affected by the devastating disease.

Julia Mitchell, right, and husband Chris, left, at their tea party in Shawford

From builders dedicating their treasured tea breaks to the good cause, to bus drivers and groups of friends who used it as a great excuse to catch up, the money has been rolling in to help the charity hit its 1.7m target to refurbish the building.

Those taking part included James Judd and Dan Carpenter, from Three Valley Construction, who had a cuppa in between their work at the site of the cancer centre.

Others getting involved included bus drivers at First Bus Southampton and 20-year-old cancer survivor Olivia Buckland, who hosted her tea party at Hill Head Sailing Club, in Fareham.

While Julia Mitchell, a member of the charitys fundraising committee, went vintage for her party, which saw 40 of her friends descend on her home in Shawford to enjoy tea and cakes.

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Hampshire tea parties help charity fight back against cancer