An accordion player awarded an MBE for charitable service has presented yet another donation to the Macclesfield & District MS Society.

John Jones MBE, 72, from Macclesfield, handed over a cheque for £906 to Derek Farmer, the society’s chairman, at its Christmas Lunch.

This makes the total he has raised for the branch over the past 10 years £17,562.70.

He said: “It is really nice to raise money for charity by doing something I enjoy and I am very appreciative of the support of the public.”

In the 20 years he’s been performing, he has raised more than £250,000, including £67,000 for the East Cheshire Hospice, and £23,000 for the Alzheimer’s Society and £60,000 for Macclesfield Hospital’s MAST digital scanner appeal.