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24th May 2012
DORCHESTER: Flower club raise £750 for Night Stop charity
A flower festival held at Athelhampton House has raised £750 for the Dorset Night Stop charity. Owermoigne Flower Club members, and Athelhampton owner Patrick Cooke, met Simon Keys, the Project Co-ordinator and his team from the charity to hand over the cheque.
The members of Owermoigne Flower Club report that they had great fun presenting this year’s festival at Athelhampton House. It has been an annual showcase for 19 years now. Each year the members rise to the challenge of interpreting the title of the show in many diverse ways. The Night Stop team provides emergency accommodation for 16-25-year-olds across Dorset who are facing a crisis situation at home and have nowhere to stay. They find them a safe bed for the night with one of their volunteer families – somewhere they can feel secure, have a bath and a warm meal and stay for a couple of nights while more long term arrangements are sorted out. “A big thank you to all involved in organising and attending the Flower Festival at Athelhampton House,” said Elizabeth Thatcher, Dorset Night Stop community fundraiser. “This money will make a big difference to the lives of the young people which we support, young people who may otherwise be sleeping on the streets.” PICTURE: Simon Keys, Dorset Night Stop Project Co-ordinator, with Elizabeth Thatcher, the charity’s fundraiser, with Patrick Cooke owner of Athelhampton House; Ruth Harvey, Chairman Owermoigne Flower Club; Carrie Diamond, Flower Festival Co-ordinator; and Phillipa Louden, Sue Whitfield, Elizabeth Jolliffe and Alison Chick, all from the Flower Festival Team CommentsThere are no comments yet. Be the first to add one below. Add new commentThe code you entered was incorrect, please try again Return to news headlines | |||||||||||||||
 
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