A BRIDPORT resident with Down’s Syndrome has raised money for NHS staff by designing, creating and distributing Christmas cards across the area. Reuben Coe, 37, raised £380 for the Bridport Community Hospital by selling a variety of self-designed Christmas cards. Reuben was living in a care home in Bridport when the pandemic struck. Reuben struggled under the lockdown conditions, unable to partake in many activities or to interact with other people. Reuben and his family were looking for ways for him to be stimulated and that’s when the idea to design the Christmas cards came up. Reuben’s brother, Manni Coe, said: “It started as a form of art therapy really, Reuben has always been very creative and at the time he didn’t really have a way to express his creativity.
A BRIDPORT resident with Down s Syndrome has raised money for NHS staff by designing, creating and distributing Christmas cards across the area. Reuben Coe, 37, raised £380 for the Bridport Community Hospital by selling a variety of self-designed Christmas cards. Reuben was living in a care home in Bridport when the pandemic struck. Reuben struggled under the lockdown conditions, unable to partake in many activities or to interact with other people. Reuben and his family were looking for ways for him to be stimulated and that s when the idea to design the Christmas cards came up. Reuben s brother, Manni Coe, said: It started as a form of art therapy really, Reuben has always been very creative and at the time he didn t really have a way to express his creativity.