Charities&Volunteering Less waste, more kindness “Something good should always come out of surplus stock” Bethan Mascarenhas and residents of The Old Vicarage on a recent visit to Rhug Estate
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hug Estate has made generous donations of its award-winning organic chicken to local hospices and charities including The Old Vicarage care home in Llangollen, Ty Gobaith/Hope House in Oswestry and Severn Hospice in Shrewsbury. Whenever there is surplus stock, whether it is award-winning organic meat from the Rhug’s farm or items in the farm shop, estate owner Lord Newborough is keen for local charities and residents to benefit. He said: “I am pleased we have found some good causes to support again. I believe something positive should always come out of having surplus stock.” Bethan Mascarenhas, owner of The Old Vicarage said: “Our thanks to Lord Newborough and the staff at Rhug Estate for their generous donation and for a lovely warm welcome when we visited. The chicken was put to good use in lots of delicious recipes by our cooks. It was a real treat for our residents.”
Bloomin’ good effort
Determined: UPS students
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tudents from Coleg Cambria totted up an impressive total from their annual appeal for the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal at the end of last year. The pandemic could not stop Uniformed Public Services learners at the college achieving the staggering total of £9,157 for the charity campaign – taking the college’s overall figure since 2015 to £24,474. Lecturer Jason Ferguson said he was overwhelmed by the determination and imagination of those involved, and the generosity of the local
community. “It’s a magnificent result and testament to the hard work of the staff and students, who were focused on raising more money than we ever have before for the Remembrance Poppy Appeal,” he said. “Following health and safety guidelines we ran events and held charity collections at shops and supermarkets across the region, where people gave so much support and goodwill.” The Poppy Appeal is the Royal British Legion’s biggest fundraising campaign for the Armed Forces community. The learners’ efforts will not only help the organisation – with money used for initiatives such as the vital personal recovery centres, veteran medical funds, mobility aids and equipment grants – but will also go towards their Level 3 (WBQ) Advanced Community Challenge and BTEC Level 2 in Preparation for Public Services Volunteering.
All aboard for Windsor
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rewe-based charity the Railway Benefit Fund is holding a special fundraiser on Friday 3rd June – a Royal Charter to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The steam locomotive 70000 Britannia will depart from Crewe and call at Stafford and Nuneaton before arriving at Windsor for a sightseeing break, returning to Crewe in the late evening. Passengers will have the choice of first-class non-dining tickets featuring armchair comfort, or first-class Pullman dining, which includes a sumptuous breakfast, a fourcourse dinner created by the executive chef, a glass of champagne and half a bottle of wine per person.
Your engine: the 70000 Britannia
Prices start from £195 and £365 respectively. The iconic locomotive 70000 Britannia was built in Crewe in 1952. She was the first British Railways standard locomotive to be built and the first of 55 locomotives of the Britannia class. From 2000 to 2006 she was owned by legendary music producer Pete Waterman, current president of the Railway Benefit Fund, and was housed at his workshops at Crewe Heritage Centre. Tickets are available from railwaybenefitfund.org.uk/ events/the-royal-charter
Popping up to help “They have been incredibly resourceful in gathering products” Among the items on sale was a signed Wrexham AFC shirt
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local hospice has benefitted from the hard work and generosity of a student fundraising team. BTEC Business students based at Yale used their commercial talents to raise money for Nightingale House Hospice. The seven-strong group opened a pop-up shop at the site’s Enterprise Hub in Wrexham to sell items in-person and online and raised over £500, including proceeds from the sale of a signed Wrexham AFC shirt. BTEC Business lecturer Anne Williams-Redfern from Coleg Cambria said: “This is part of their course but also a chance for them to make a real difference. They have worked so hard and been incredibly resourceful in gathering a wide variety of products to sell at the shop.” Sarah Povey, community and events fundIf you would like a raiser for Nightingale House, thanked them charity event to feature for their efforts, saying: “We are incredibly on these pages, just email grateful to this creative group of students for the details to editorial@ choosing the hospice to be the beneficiary of shiremagazine.co.uk this project. It will make a huge difference to patient care and the services we provide.” May/June 2022 | SHIRE MAGAZINE 133
