A FARMERS' group is raising funds for sufferers of lupus, a disease which affects around 20,000 victims in the UK each year.

The Preston branch of the National Farmers Union ladies' section launched their appeal at Whitbread Social Club in Samlesbury.

Pictured, from the left, are John Lawrence of the Lancashire and Cheshire Support Group, consultant Salim Najia, lupus sufferer Gillian Lawrence, president Glenda Wallbank, support group member Pauline Bilsborough and lupus sufferer Shirley Woods.