Staff and volunteers from a local charity gear up for a cracking Christmas Fayre
Staff and volunteers at St Nicholas Hospice Care’s Mildenhall shop, in Mill Street, are gearing up for their 10thChristmas Fayre, which promises to be a cracking weekend of bargains and festive fun.
The shop will be transformed into a traditional Christmas scene on November 30 to December 2, where visitors will be able to shop for a selection of fundraising Christmas cards, gifts, toys, and decorations.
Karen Beale, the shop’s manager said: “We all look forward to the adrenalin buzz of the Fayre. I have around 17 volunteers working hard to get the shop ready the night and then the next day they really get into the Christmas spirit, welcoming around 200 visitors through the doors.
“And during the year I have a volunteer organising the donated toys to be sold at the Fayre and another volunteer using her spare room at home as a store cupboard. Its great team work for such a popular event, I wouldn’t be able to do it without them.”
The Fayre will include a raffle with donated prizes of a double sized handmade patchwork quilt, food hamper, Oasis Beauty Salon voucher and much more.
This year, to mark the shop’s tenth anniversary, they will be running a Children’s Christmas Drawing competition. The theme is the meaning of Christmas and there will be three categories, 3 to 5 years, 6 to 8 years and 9 to 11 years.
Karen said: “I want to see as many fantastic drawings as possible from community groups, schools, playgroups. Don’t be afraid to use as much colour, patterns and glitter as you like.”
Winners will receive a gift and all the drawings will be displayed in the shop.
The Mildenhall Christmas Fayre takes place from Friday, November 30, 9am – 5pm, Saturday, December 1, 9am – 5pm and Sunday, December 2, 11am – 3pm.
Pictured above are St Nicholas Hospice Care’s staff and volunteers gearing up to the 10thMildenhall Christmas Fayre.