Posts by Helen Holgate
SEEDY SUNDAY supports Downton 4 Family
Thank you so much for your support. Please see all the details by following the link. Hoping the weather will be fab on Sunday 25th April! http://www.downtongreengroup.org.uk/events.html
Read MoreDownton 4 Family – Press Release March 2021
Local charity Downton 4 Family is celebrating its 4th birthday this month. The charity is based in Downton and from there the service extends to the surrounding villages including Morgan’s Vale, Redlynch and Hale. The charity provides a family mentor service to families facing difficult times, as many families do. There has been an increase in the…
Read MoreThank you Isla!
A massive thank you to Isla, a student at #thetrafalgarschoolatdownton who has been working with Downton 4 Family, Downton Baptist Church and the Coop to generate donations for Salisbury Food Bank. We wish you all the best in your Duke of Edinburgh and we’re glad to have been able to support you in this way…
Read MoreChocolates & our online shop
Covid 19 has made it tricky to raise funds so we are embarking on a new initiative and will be launching an online shop next week. Great news as we will be launching the shop featuring New Forest Chocolates. Lizzie and Simon Skinner, the team behind New Forest Chocolates, have kindly selected us as their…
Read MoreAnna’s Story
One of our Trustees, Anna.Elston, shares her inspiring story with Action on Addiction for #AlcoholAwarenessWeek – well done Anna! “It had never dawned on me until that moment that I might have a progressive illness, and that sat right with me. I thought, OK I can deal with that. Show me how.” One of the…
Read MoreYo! Yoga
We are very grateful for the regular donations courtesy of a weekly yoga group in Woodfalls. All proceeds from the zoom classes throughout lockdown come to us. Thank you so much!
Read MoreFestive treats !!!
Huge thank you all for your support, whether you contributed to our reverse advent calendar or supplied goodies, time or funds. The result being we have supplied 50 festive boxes of goodies to families in the Downton and the surrounding areas as well as some to the Salisbury Foodbank. Thanks to Woodfalls Mask Tree Group…
Read MoreMini Downton 4 Family Update
Please see below the kinds of activities we’ve been up to over the last year: Downton 4 Family has been in more demand than ever due to Covid related issues.We have adapted and our resourceful volunteers are busy working with our families over the phone and online.We have teamed up with the Coop in Downton, The…
Read MoreChristmas Cards 2020
Christmas Card 2020 Designed by local artist Tracy Smith to help raise funds Here are the details to buy your own: £5 for a pack of 5 cards £9 for two packs of 5 Order via: Downton 4 Family email: downton4family@gmail.com Tracy’s Facebook page: Click here Tracy’s email: trackybell@yahoo.co.uk Thank you for your support!
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