Royal Visit
A Ray of Sunshine for Home-Start Families!
Home-Start Bridgwater Area was honoured by a Royal visitor on 10th May who brought a little sunshine to the family charity. HRH the Countess of Wessex made her visit to the scheme’s Cup Cakes and a Cuppa get-together at Victoria Park Community Centre.
Her Royal Highness met The Mayor & Mayoress and other dignitaries before staff and trustees were presented by the charity’s chair, Liz McGrath. Her Royal Highness mixed with other guests before Juls Harkness, the scheme’s Organiser introduced her to families supported by the scheme and their home-visiting volunteers. The Countess talked personally with many families and enjoyed stroking the small babies and chatting with the young children and their parents.
Liz McGrath thanked HRH for taking the trouble to come and said how much the charity appreciated the recognition of their work for the local community and of the dedication shown by the 20 volunteers and trustees and friends.
The Countess paused to talk to Danielle (5) who presented her with a posy and Jasmine who gave her a home-made basket of cup cakes for her children, Lady Louise and Viscount Severn.
Commenting on their royal visit organiser, Juls Harkness said
”We were all so delighted to welcome Her Royal Highness and I was pleased and touched that she spent so much time with each family and really listened to them. She seemed to understand completely the value of the support our volunteers give and acknowledged that being a parent is difficult for everyone sometimes and she commended the volunteers for their commitment. We will remember the occasion as a happy event full of sunshine despite the rain outside!”
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A special day for Home-Start Bridgwater Area
Cup Cakes and a Cuppa! - Get together!
Families, volunteers, staff and trustees of the family support charity, Home-Start Bridgwater Area, are looking forward to a very special visitor at Victoria Community Centre on Thursday May 10th.
HRH the Countess of Wessex GCVO has honoured them with her presence and will meet children and parents supported by the volunteers. After being introduced to the Mayor & Mayoress of Bridgwater and other civic dignitaries Her Royal Highness will meet members of staff and trustees and have an opportunity to talk to home-visiting volunteers about their work and to enjoy chatting to the children and their parents.
Home-Start is delighted to welcome their Royal visitor and show her what a difference their support can make to families having a difficult time.
This is a private event by invitation only.
Members of the Press are asked to contact Administrator, Sabrina Coleman, for further details and a Press Pass for the visit.
01278 238858 or email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Felix did it
Felix Finishes the Paris Marathon
Congratulations to Felix Harkness who on a wet and soggy day ran the Paris Marathon in aid of Home-Start Bridgwater area. He raised an amazing £1300.
Felix is Running around Paris
The Paris Marathon by Felix Harkness.
Juls' son Felix will be raising some very essential funds for Home-Start Bridgwater by running the Paris marathon on the 15th April.
He believes passionately in the good work Home-Start Bridgwater is doing and would love to raise some money to help - - - so on go his running shoes.
Please visit his Justgiving page and if you can please help him on his way with a donation.
Short Story Prize 2012 Winners
Short Story Prize 2012 Winners
Last Saturday 24th March was the culmination all the efforts made by hundreds of writers and by trustee Chris Martin and friends of Home-Start, Dennis Harkness who organized the competition . At the Bridgwater Arts Centre theatre, attended by the Mayor and Mayoress, award-winning novelist Patricia Ferguson announced the winners from 380 stories submitted by writers from home and abroad who were all judged anonymously.
