Local Scene
Cream Tea fund-raiser
for Admiral Nurses
A fund-raising cream tea was held at Busy Bee Garden
Centre in Ryde, in aid of the Isle of Wight Admiral
Nurse Appeal for Dementia UK, and was hosted by
Lady Grylls and Busy Bee owners Mary and Chris Leslie.
Over £500 was raised at the event, and a grand
raffle included a wrought iron table and chairs
Bistro Set along with plants and gardening
sundries from Busy Bee; an original painting by Tim
Bristow; hampers from the Co Op and Tesco and
a signed copy of Bear Grylls’ book Born Survivor.
High Sheriff Gioia Minghella attended and won
the canvas of tulips by Alex Williams in the raffle.
“It was very encouraging for those working to
raise funds for the salaries of the Admiral Nurses
on the Isle of Wight that two families came to
the Cream Tea at the Busy Bee, especially to
tell us that their family’s care journey through
dementia looking after their loved one at home
has been transformed by the support of their
personal Admiral Nurse,” said Lady Grylls.
If anyone would like to help Dementia UK Admiral
Nurse Appeal on the Isle of Wight in any way, please
contact Joe Robertson: [email protected]
or Catherine Flury: [email protected].
Pictures by Graham Reading
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