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10:00 AM March 12, 2021
The fundraiser to replace the furniture stolen from a Chigwell care home has reached £1500, allowing campaigners to also replace old decking at the facility.
- Credit: Caroline Porter
Garden furniture stolen from a Chigwell care home can now be replaced, thanks to a community fundraiser which has raised £1500.
The Pinewood care home - a facility for dementia patients - had its furniture stolen on February 2 while staff were on the Manford Way site.
At that time, member Caroline Porter told the Recorder they wanted to help residents who have had a lot to deal with .
Little over a month later and they have been able to do just that. Caroline confirmed that, thanks to a £410 donation from JDV Appliances in Ilford, the fundraiser has now reached £1500.
Children watch on as Santa comes to Hainault.
- Credit: Donna Baker
A Hainault community group pulled out all the stops to make sure children didn t miss out on seeing Santa this Christmas.
The group behind the Save Our Green Space - Manford Way & Brocket Way Parks campaign rallied to bring Santa to children who couldn t go to a grotto this year.
This gesture already required a great deal of organisation, but as Donna Baker explains, what unfolded on Saturday, December 19 made the effort all the more admirable. We originally planned to do two routes over two nights but just 10 minutes before we were due to set off on our first evening the new tier 4 restrictions meant we needed to complete both routes that same night.