22nd November, Carol Stansfield is having a coffee morning at home in Bartley, Southampton (near the Cadnam Garden Centre), making money for Diabetes UK & the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. There’s a cushion in the raffle (of course!), refreshements, crafts, bric a brac, presents and toys. If you know Carol, pop along and support her – you can call her on 023 80813067 for more details.

The picture doesn’t really do it justice – the gold thread on the heart sparkles more – but here it is!

15th November, Smile4Wessex will have a cushion at their Gala Dinner in Netley. Formally Smile4Rich, the group supports the Wessex Neurological Centre. Find out more about the event at http://smile4wessex.org/index.php?id=9&article=9

16th November, Pat in Eastleigh is having a special coffee and craft morning for friends and neighbours to raise money for the Countess Mountbatten Hospice. If you’re going, keep an eye out for the cushion and please, please buy a ticket!

16th November, the British Red Cross have a Ball at the Concorde Club, Eastleigh, including an auction – and yes, of course, there will be a cushion waiting for your bid! Details and tickets at <a http://www.redcross.org.uk/Get-involved/Events/Challenge-and-social-events/Social-events/Hampshire-Charity-Ball

Peter and I dropped a cushion off with Lyn Gutteridge for her to take to the Carrington House Hotel for the Inner Wheel’s very special lunch with a speaker from Tools for Self Reliance (based in Netley Marsh) who do extraordinary work throughout the world sending tools to charities, and creating opportunities in this country for folk to recondition tools and work in a variety of ways with them, too. The cushion is in the raffle that will help provide Tools for Self Reliance with some all important funds. Please buy a ticket or two if you’re there!

Tools for Self Reliance also have a cushion to raffle at their Christmas tea. Here’s Lyn with the one that will be in Bournemouth on the 6th!

2nd November, 2013. 10.00am. I’ll be opening The Christmas Fayre at the Royal Southern Yacht Club, Hamble, where a cushion will be auctioned for the Rose Road Association. Their Christmas Fayre is hugely pouplar – 35 stands of potential Christmas presents! More details at
http://www.roseroad.org.uk/Fundraising/events/eventinfo.php?event=78

2nd November, there’s a Halloween Party at the Boscombe Conservative Club in aid of the Fibromyalgia Support Group. Tickets are £3.00 for Non members, free for members. They have a FABULOUS raffle! Please go along, have a great evening, and buy lots of tickets! Call Kim on 01202 252875 for details.

3rd November, I’ll be with Katie Martin and the BBC Radio Solent Team in the New Forest for the “Paws for Pudsey” walk. Bring your pooch and join us for a walk around the New Forest. There are two different circuits, for just a small fee (£5.00 per dog for Children In Need) and I’ll be there with a cushion! Details at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p005l0xp.

You can register at 0345 30 30 961 or radio.solent@bbc.co.uk

3rd November, I’ll be with Katie Martin and the BBC Radio Solent Team in the New Forest for the “Paws for Pudsey” walk. Bring your pooch and join us for a walk around the New Forest. There are two different circuits, for just a small fee (£5.00 for Children In Need) and I’ll be there with a cushion! Details at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p005l0xp.

You can register at 0345 30 30 961 or radio.solent@bbc.co.uk

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2nd November, 2013. 10.00am. I’ll be opening The Christmas Fayre at the Royal Southern Yacht Club. hamble. where a cushion will be auctioned for the Rose Road Association. More details at
http://www.roseroad.org.uk/Fundraising/events/eventinfo.php?event

6th November, Inner Wheel have a lunch at the Carrington House Hotel Bournemouth with a speaker from Tools for Self Reliance (based in Netley Marsh) who do extraordinary work throughout the world sending tools to charities, and creating opportunities in this country for folk to recondition tools and work in a variety of ways with them, too. If you’re there, go on, buy a ticket!

15th November, Smile4Wessex will have a cushion at their Gala Dinner in Netley. Formally Smile4Rich, the group supports the Wessex Neurological Centre. Find out more about the event at
http://smile4wessex.org/index.php?id=9&article=9

16th November, the British Red Cross have a Ball at the Concorde Club, Eastleigh, including an auction – and yes, of course, there will be a cushion waiting for your bid! Details and tickets at
http://www.redcross.org.uk/Get-involved/Events/Challenge-and-social-events/Social-events/Hampshire-Charity-Ball

There are more November events to come, as soon as I have full details I’ll pop them up.

Ok, the website links refuse to appear, let alone work! Including the web addresses for you to copy and paste! Sigh!

2nd November, 2013. 10.00am. I’ll be opening The Christmas Fayre at the Royal Southern Yacht Club. hamble. where a cushion will be auctioned for the Rose Road Association. More details at
http://www.roseroad.org.uk/Fundraising/events/eventinfo.php?event

6th November, Inner Wheel have a lunch at the Carrington House Hotel Bournemouth with a speaker from Tools for Self Reliance (based in Netley Marsh) who do extraordinary work throughout the world sending tools to charities, and creating opportunities in this country for folk to recondition tools and work in a variety of ways with them, too. If you’re there, go on, buy a ticket!

15th November, Smile4Wessex will have a cushion at their Gala Dinner in Netley. Formally Smile4Rich, the group supports the Wessex Neurological Centre. Find out more about the event at
http://smile4wessex.org/index.php?id=9&article=9

16th November, the British Red Cross have a Ball at the Concorde Club, Eastleigh, including an auction – and yes, of course, there will be a cushion waiting for your bid! Details and tickets at
http://www.redcross.org.uk/Get-involved/Events/Challenge-and-social-events/Social-events/Hampshire-Charity-Ball

There are more November events to come, as soon as I have full details I’ll pop them up.

If you’re at the very special event at the Brookfield Hotel in Havant, please but a ticket! Having lived in Emsworth (you’re right – it was quite a while back!) I’m chuffed to be supporting them.

If you are in Emsworth, pop in and visit the Museum above the Old Fire Station in North Street. It’s always open on Saturday (10.30-4.30) and Sunday afternoons (2.30-4.30) as well as Bank Holidays.

18th October, 7.30pm at St. John’s Church, Newport, the Pheonix Choir have a concert to raise much needed funds for the group to continue supporting Prostate and other Urology Cancer sufferers on the Island. Please go and support them (they’re wonderful!) and buy a raffle ticket – the cushion will be lurking there somewhere!

19th October, at a very special Dinner Dance at the Royal Southampton Yacht Club, held in aid of the Hamble Lifeboat. There’ll be a cushion hoping to make just as much as possible for the Lifeboat. Still a few tickets forthe Dance left, call the Club for details

19th October, the MacMillan Unit in Poole are having a Charity Ball at the Haven Hotel – and there’ll be a cushion in the raffle there, too! Put on your Glad Rags, have a great night and take some change for the raffle!