Bottle green and a brown one snuck in!

Won’t show you exactly why (who needs graphic content!)

Just about to pop over to Rowans hospice so they have their cushion for tomorrow’s Open Morning. Saturday, 5th October, 10-1. Raffle tickets for the cushion will be on sale.

Please pop in and see the wonderful they work they do. Having just lost Dad I’m particularly aware of how important palliative care is and how fantastic the people are who give it.

Yes, it’s the “all things grow with love” design again. I really like it. Enough of the green fabric for one more, so I suspect Lewis Manning Hospice will receive a similar one for their event next week!

5th October, Rowan’s Hospice in Waterlooville will be raffling their cushion at their Open Morning. Please pop in and support them.

10th October, Wings of Mercy have Pub Quiz at The Lamb, Nomansland SP5 2BP (it’s west of the A36 near West Wellow). There’ll be a cushion there, too!

11th October, Lewis Manning Hospice are hosting a special “Celebrating Women Lunch” described as ‘A joyful, uplifting occasion by women for women’. The event will be held in a beautifully dressed marquee in the grounds of the hospice, which overlooks Poole Harbour, and includes arrival drinks, 4 course lunch and 1/2 bottle of wine per person, raffle, auction, balloon pop and more. Tickets £45 per person or £400 for a table of 10 (includes arrival drinks, 4 course lunch and 1/2 bottle of wine per person). Please call 01202 708470 for tickets and information.

12th October, MORNING/CRAFT/PRODUCE FAYRE in aid of MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT at South Wonston Village Hall from 10.30am to 2.30pm. An amazing array of craft items for sale, plus cake stall, Grand Raffle(which of course includes the cushion!) bran tub and face painting for children, Massage Therapy, Animal Art, Home Made Chocs & Preserves, Hand Made soap, Card Making, Hand Made Walking Sticks + fishing items & Wessex Quilters.

12th & 13th October, Lockswood Communicare have a Petanque Academy and this weekend they have several events – with a cushion lurking for you to buy tickets and support the great work they do. There’s a “come and try”day on Saturday and a Strollathon charity walk on the Sunday.

18th October 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 and buy a raffle ticket – the cushion will be lurking there somewhere!

19th October, at a very special Dinner Dance held in aid of the Hamble Lifeboat. There’ll be a cushion hoping to make just as much as possible for the Lifeboat.

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!

Carisbrooke Priory have a Praise and Thanksgiving Service on Thursday, 26th September, from 10.00am – 3.0ppm and at 2.00 there’ll be a silent auction to help raise funds for the wonderful work they do. It’s a patchwork cushion, which they felt was very apt as they patch people back together. Please pop in and support them – also in the auction are a hamper, children’s game, painting and wall hanging.

The Minstead Training Trust give skills and confidence to Adults with learning disabilities at their beautiful centre in Minstead (nr Lyndhurst, Hampshire). Last year they won a gold medal for their garden at Chelsea, and its been recreated at Minstead. Why not go along to their open days, Friday 1-4, Saturday, 11-3? it’s a beautiful spot. You can pick up raffle tickets for their cushion whilst you’re there!

Apologies if you have already received this, but as I didn’t get a copy I’m a bit suspicious it didn’t go out, so resending just in case!

A very special concert in support of SCRATCH will be held at Avenue St Andrews Church on The Avenue in Southampton on Thursday at 7.30. The Winchester College Music Scholars will be playing and the cushion raffled in the interval. Tickets on the door, £9.00 (£7.00 for concessions). It would be great if you could help support their fundraising evening.

Sway Villahge Hall Committee have a very special weekend, hoping to generate funds for the Hall

Sway in Wartime
Rations, Evacuees and the Jitterbug
A special weekend to explore how Sway was affected by World War II

An exciting display of photos, memorabilia and memories at Sway Village Hall (in the New Forest – Middle Road, Sway, SO41 6BB)

Saturday 21st September 10.00 to 4.00
Sunday 22nd September 11.00 to 5.00

With Jitterbug tea dance on Sunday from 3.00 to 5.00
See how it was done and have a go
Tea/coffee/cakes or sandwiches served throughout the weekend

Raffle for a special cushion personally made (just in time, phew!) and kindly donated by BBC Radio Solent’s Judy Goodlet

Free entry with retiring donation

I have to apologise to anyone expecting to hear about their cushion. After a tricky few weeks because my lovely old Dad was so poorly he died last week (I can’t thank people enough for all the care he has received and I was with him, singing lullabies, when he slipped away). My poor husband, meanwhile, caught the kidney infection from hell a couple of days earlier and has had the most terrible ten days. I know several of you are waiting for cushions for events in the next week or so and I’m about to swing into action to make sure you get them!

Judy

Things are getting competitive! Hearing that one cushion has made £500, the cushion at the Old Forge came out of the raffle and into a silent auction by itself! It will be on display in the bar all week – hopefully someone feeling content and happy after a meal and a few bevvies will support Naomi House and Jack’s Place with a generous bid!!