Just
a thank you from us both for the fantastic support from all the Red Rose members
who braved the weather. Saturday was certainly the dryer of the two days
and Sunday, well it started with a monsoon and then thankfully got better and
better. We’re not sure we saw everyone who may have turned up as it was
quite hectic at times. The honours certainly go to Paul and Sue Clamp and Phil
who were first to arrive on Saturday and to Alun and Erica who were first to
arrive on Sunday. It was great to see everyone enjoying the
gardens.
The
count of tickets shows 343 visitors over the 2 days combined with teas, cakes
and plant sales raising around £2600. The Barclays and Royal London
pound-for-pound will add a further £1000, raising the total to around
£3600. It was odd counting the ticket sales returns to find the totals had
come to something other than a round figure. It turned out that several of
the children had donated pocket money as well, which I thought was very touching
indeed.
Thanks once again to everyone.
