Popular Christmas Bazaar to raise vital funds for Hospice
Oct 18, 2010
Birmingham St Mary’s Hospice’s annual Christmas Bazaar returns to the city’s Botanical Gardens on Saturday, November 13, and promises to be a great primer to the Festive Season.
The popular event will feature more than two dozen stalls selling a variety of gifts and treats that are sure to evoke a little Christmas spirit.
Items on sale will include cakes, marmalades, jams, children’s toys, smellies and linen, to name but a few. There will also be performances by a jazz band to help get you in the mood.
Donations of homemade goodies to go on sale on the stalls are being sought by organiser Jo Proudler, Community Fundraiser at Birmingham St Mary’s Hospice.
Jo said: “Our Christmas Bazaar goes from strength to strength each year. It’s a great way to kick-start your Christmas shopping season and support a vital local cause. Your support for this event will make a difference to people with life-limiting illnesses from Birmingham and Sandwell.”
The bazaar takes place between 11am and 2.30pm at Birmingham Botanical Gardens in Westbourne Road, Edgbaston. Entry costs £5 for adults or £3.50 for concessions. Entry if booked 24 hours in advance is £3.50 for adults or £2.50 for concessions. Tickets include entrance to the glasshouses and gardens. Botanical Gardens members get in free.
For further information please contact Jo on 0121 472 1191, or email joanne.proudler@bsmh.org.uk.
Annual running costs at Birmingham St Mary’s stand at £6.3 million, with around £1 million being raised in the Hospice’s shops and £2.7 million via fundraising. The remainder comes from the NHS.
In addition to a 25-bed Inpatient Unit, Birmingham St Mary’s boasts a 20-place Day Hospice and provides community care to people who wish to stay in their own homes.
The Hospice also supports relatives with bereavement preparation, physiotherapy tuition and counselling in addition to many other services.
Birmingham St Mary’s nurses, often referred to by patients and relatives as ‘angels’, are renowned for going that extra mile to ensure people with terminal illnesses enjoy the best possible quality of life.
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