THE ROTHLEY POST YOUR FREE COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER
Delivered to Rothley, Thurcaston & Cropston
NOV/DEC 2019
www.birstallpost.co.uk
No. 139
Hearty in the park
THE SOAR Valley Community Food Project continues to grow and develop. It provides food parcels for people in need from Rothley Baptist church on Mondays from 11-12.45pm and from Birstall Catholic church on Tuesdays from 10-11am. Support is also given in the form of debt advice, budgeting, CV writing and benefits advice. As well as food, sanitary products, toiletries, clothes and other goods are also provided. The project has donation points at four Co-op supermarkets and at Waitrose as well as in schools and churches. 767 food parcels were provided in the last year.
A CHARITY event with a festival vibe was held on the Mountsorrel Lane playing field, raising £5000 for Heart Link. The ‘Hearty in the Park’ on October 5 featured live music and entertainment throughout the day with games, a quiz and stalls. It was organised by Jessica Martin from Rothley whose son Woody, now aged nine months, was born with a large hole in his heart requiring open heart surgery. Jessica said: “Although it was horrific having to deal with everything, including a six hour surgery, it was made that much easier by Heart Link. Without them who knows where we would be now and because of that we wanted to give something back.” She added: “The week leading up to the event was terrible weather wise and with the flash floods we thought it might be a washout, however on the day we were blessed with no rain and it was an almighty success. We raised an incredible £5000 for Heart Link in only one day and we can’t wait to smash that figure next year, with Hearty in the Park 2020. Watch this space!”
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