The Voice of Spalding and South Holland
A Crowland charity has raised around £500,000 since it started has recently presented its latest £45,000.
The Crowland Cancer Fund has been raising money for around 25 years and recently held its annual presentation evening.
Secretary Libby Jackson said the fund will be closing its furniture warehouse in August as the charity’s landlord has sold the site for redevelopment, but will be keeping the East Street shop.
“We’re not looking for anywhere else because none of us are getting any younger and delivering and collecting furniture can be hard work.
“We are really lucky and have been well-supported so the amount we raised last year was great,” she added.
A committee of around 15 and a team of 20 volunteers look after both the charity’s shop and the warehouse.
Once the warehouse closes in August, the entire operation will be at the shop – which sells everything except clothes.
“We will stop collecting furniture in July but the shop will be open as usual.
“People even ask if we are an antiques shop because of the stock – there is such a variety,” said Mrs Jackson, who has been involved for around 15 years.
The presentation was held at the Crown Public House and the £45,000 was divided among the recipients.
Peterborough City Hospital was donated £3,000 to the Amazon ward, some of which will be spent on iPads for children receiving chemotherapy.
A further £6,000 was given to the hospital’s oncology clinic to buy comfortable chairs for the carers who sit with patients receiving chemotherapy.
The charity also gave £12,000 to both Marie Curie Cancer Care and the St Barnabas Hopsice to help with running costs.
A donation of £12,000 was also made to Sue Ryder’s Thorpe Hall Hospice to fund recliner chairs for patients and their families.
If anyone would like to volunteer with the charity, which would welcome new members, call 01733 211005 and speak to Pat Woodroffe.
