My friend Stella Astbury is also involved in the community and does a lot of charity work.
Last Saturday, 21st March, she was a major player in the 'Colossal Cake Sale' which took place in the Brook Centre Winchester. From the Fareham and Gosport area Stella took 80 large cakes, around 250 small cakes plus biscuits jams and chutneys. Donations are still arriving in lieu of purchases but the total she has to date is around £4,000!! Just from selling cakes!
She said it was a very special day. The spirit was amazing, everyone involved was just fantastic, even if it was just coming and ' buying a cake for a Hero', or sending a donation, and then those who 'baked a cake for a Hero', kneaded, iced and packaged and delivered the BEAUTIFUL cakes of all descriptions were just fantastic. There were so many cakes they lost count, but there must have been upwards of 1500 cakes, teabreads, scones, cupcakes, flapjacks, meringues, brownies, biscuits, jams, chutneys etc etc. It was quite overwhelming...... none of them believed they would sell them all, but by 4pm the last cake had gone!
The Mayor bought a cake and they had the most wonderful man in kilt playing the bagpipes which attracted people from all around the town and gave the day a great sense of occasion.
She is fellow organiser for 'Contact The Elderly' in Gosport-Fareham.
Help for Heroes is a very worthy charity.
Wednesday 25 March 2009
Help For Heroes
My friend Stella Astbury is also involved in the community and does a lot of charity work.
Last Saturday, 21st March, she was a major player in the 'Colossal Cake Sale' which took place in the Brook Centre Winchester. From the Fareham and Gosport area Stella took 80 large cakes, around 250 small cakes plus biscuits jams and chutneys. Donations are still arriving in lieu of purchases but the total she has to date is around £4,000!! Just from selling cakes!
She said it was a very special day. The spirit was amazing, everyone involved was just fantastic, even if it was just coming and ' buying a cake for a Hero', or sending a donation, and then those who 'baked a cake for a Hero', kneaded, iced and packaged and delivered the BEAUTIFUL cakes of all descriptions were just fantastic. There were so many cakes they lost count, but there must have been upwards of 1500 cakes, teabreads, scones, cupcakes, flapjacks, meringues, brownies, biscuits, jams, chutneys etc etc. It was quite overwhelming...... none of them believed they would sell them all, but by 4pm the last cake had gone!
The Mayor bought a cake and they had the most wonderful man in kilt playing the bagpipes which attracted people from all around the town and gave the day a great sense of occasion.
She is fellow organiser for 'Contact The Elderly' in Gosport-Fareham.
Help for Heroes is a very worthy charity.
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