Category Archives: Fundraising – Branches

Record £1,750 raised this summer at Rossendale’s Strawberry Delight 2016

Official tasters, Jack, Sophie and Thomas are grand-children of one of our committee members, Elisabeth Lonsdale, whose Mum, Edna Trickett, one of our branch founders, is our oldest member - at 103.
Tasters, Jack, Sophie and Thomas are grand-children of committee member Elisabeth Lonsdale, whose Mum, Edna Trickett, was one of the branch founders and their oldest member – at 103.

Three hours of hard work buttering and delivering scones, topped with whipped cream and fresh strawberries, paid off for the Rossendale branch of Save The Children by raising a record £1,750. Continue reading Record £1,750 raised this summer at Rossendale’s Strawberry Delight 2016

Rossendale Branch raise over £1,000 in Save the Children Week

Rossendale branch of Save The Children (SCF) celebrated a successful Save The Children Week by raising over £1,000 from two supermarket collections and a market stall selling second-hand goods and nearly-new toys.

Rossendale branch Save the Children week fundraising
Head Teacher Mr Hall and pupils at St James The Less RC Primary School giving toys to SCF Speaking Out speaker Eroica Kelly.

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