Wednesday 14th September
An Evening with Ady Dayman
Derry’s Nurseries
Main St
Cossington
Leicester LE7 4UU
Join BBC Radio Leicester and TV celebrity gardener Ady Dayman and be amazed and amused as he talks about the wonderful world of Chillies at Derry’s Nurseries Cossington.
The evening begins at 7pm. Tickets £5 each with refreshments available to purchase.
For tickets & further information please contact the administration team on 01530 244914
Title: Crafts at the Grange
Location: Ulverscroft Grange, Whitwick Road, Ulverscroft, Leicestershire LE67 9QB
Description: Enjoy an exciting range of local crafts and relax and indulge at the Grange Tearooms.
Start Time: 10:00
Date: 2011-09-16
End Time: 16:00
Indulge yourself with an afternoon ‘taste sensation’ buffet prepared by Chef Anna Garnier on Friday 18th November at Ulverscroft Grange, Whitwick Road, Ulverscroft.
Peter Welton, Emeritus Professor of Fine Art at De Montfort University will be on hand to enthrall with tales about his life and work as an artist whilst Jazz pianist Stephen Hancock will provided delightful background entertainment.
The afternoon begins at 1 p.m. and will end at 4 p.m. Bring a friend or organize a group; tickets for this wonderful event are priced at £20 each. To book contact the admin team on 01530 244914 or Email admin@shuttlewood-clarke.org
Staff at the Leicester and Nottingham offices of Oval Insurance Broking have launched a new initiative to help people in their community while having fun and raising team morale.
Team leaders at the largest regional office of corporate insurance broker Oval have launched a Sports and Social Club, putting on events with an emphasis on raising money for Leicestershire charity the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation, which provides support, care and friendship to elderly people, as well as running projects with adults with disabilities and young people.
Events that have already taken place include dress down days and cake sales, and future events are set to include treasure hunts, quizzes, and even a proposed sky dive.
Alan Norman, CEO of the Shuttlewood Clark Foundation, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, recently visited staff at Oval’s Leicester and Nottingham offices to present information about the charity and the projects their activities will support.
The Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation’s work with elderly people includes organising activities and events for the socially isolated and providing free wheelchairs and mobility aids. Their work with young people includes the Yew Trail outdoor classroom at Ulverscroft in Leicestershire, which provides an environment where children of all ages, abilities and diverse ethnic and social backgrounds can explore, enjoy and experience the natural world through practical involvement.
Larissa Murphy, Team Leader at Oval Insurance Broking said “We wanted to launch a Sports and Social club to give staff fun activities to take part in outside work and decided that it would be a good idea to have a charitable focus for the club. We were aware of the work of the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation as they had been an Oval Leicester client for some years, and we were keen to do something to support them in their 20th anniversary year, and we’ve had a great time getting involved.”
Alan Norman, CEO of the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation said “We’re delighted that Oval has decided to support the work of the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation. The money raised by staff at their Leicester and Nottingham offices will be used to support our projects with elderly people, disabled adults and young people in the local area.”
The Leicester office is Oval’s largest regional Insurance Broking office employing in excess of 70 people. Combined with Nottingham, the wider East Midlands business employs in excess of 85 people.
Many thanks to Dressini, Bradgate Flower Club and friends and all of the companies and individuals who supported the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation’s wonderful three day September Crafts and Flowers fund raising event.
The event raised a magnificent £8,000 profit which will go towards the ongoing work of the Foundation, providing Support, Care and Friendship to the elderly, adults with disabilities and young people.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
Leicestershire’s unique registered charity the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation has linked up with Bookchoice.co.uk to market rare, select and out-of-print books on behalf of the charity. All funds raised through the sale of items on behalf of the Foundation will be used by the organisation to help continue its charitable work. The Foundation’s Chief executive Alan Norman said “we are delighted to have linked up with Bookchoice.co.uk and hope that the association will bring in much needed funds to help support the work of this wonderful organisation”
So if you are a bibliophile or just someone who likes an interesting read visit www.bookchoice.co.uk and support one of Leicestershires hidden gems; the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation.
If you have never painted in a YURT before now is the time to try it! I was recently invited to visit and look round Ulverscroft Manor near Markfield in Leicestershire where the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation is located.
This is a charitable organisation devoted to providing support, care and friendship to the people of Leicestershire. I was taken round the place in a golf buggy and visited their various buildings including the now-famous yurt. OK OK I’ll tell you! A yurt is a tent/marquee-like structure built of pre-fabricated steam-bent wooden poles and covered with a waterproof fabric. The whole thing is topped with large acrylic circular window and the spacious interior is very well lit. A wood-burning stove completes the facilities. It is based on a Central Asia Nomadic Tent and I just fell in love with it and the organisers agreed I could run a one-day workshop in it.
We can take only 20 people/artists/would-be artists so please book early if you would like to join me. So the day of this amazing experience is going to be Friday August 6th from 10am till 4pm. The cost will be £60.00 a head. All profits from the day will go towards the work of the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation, registered charity number 803525.
Your £60.00 will entitle you to coffee on arrival, excellent 2 course lunch with a glass of wine and tea or coffee with cake on departure. All materials will be provided for those of you without any. And of course, the teaching!
On these workshops I treat everybody as if they are beginners and devote the large part of the morning session to techniques. You will learn how to use the five basic methods of applying watercolour paint and after lunch we will move out into the grounds for you to start a landscape painting. You do not need any experience in watercolour painting to enrol and I love working with absolute beginners. We all learn a lot from each other. What magnificent grounds they are by the way…all 55 acres of them!
Have a look at the websites: www.shuttlewood-clarke.org and www.yewtrial.org.uk
Then let me or Linda Prime, Operations Director at the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation (linda@shuttlewood-clarke.org), know if you are interested in joining us. We will give you more information about getting there and so on. I promise you an exciting and memorable day.
I look forward to hearing from you
Best wishes
Peter Welton
www.peterwelton.com
The Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation is one of Leicestershire’s hidden gems. This unique registered charity has, through the inspiration, foresight and selfless generosity of its founder, the late David Clarke, provided support care and friendship to over 100,000 socially isolated elderly people, adults with disabilities and disadvantaged youngsters since 1990.
The core services of the Foundation continue to bring much needed relief to many people in need and through the generous support of companies and individuals we have developed new schemes such as the Yew Trail outdoor classroom and craft clubs that provide great benefit to an even broader cross section of our community.
Over the next twelve months the Foundation is celebrating its 20th Anniversary and we will be;
Highlighting the past 20 years of achievement.
Looking forward to a further 20 years plus of charitable work.
Raising much needed funds through the Foundation’s ’20 Plus Appeal’
And paying tribute to David Clarke
All this will culminate on the 9th/ 10th & 11thSeptember 2010 when in conjunction with Bradgate Flower Club we will be holding ‘September Crafts and Flowers’ at UlverscroftManor along with two fashion shows by Dressini of Market Bosworth.
This showcase community event aims to bring together in excess of 2,000 people in the beautiful surroundings of the Manor, raising both the profile of our organisation and corporate sponsors as well as generating much needed funds for the Foundation.
Can you help? The Foundation is looking for the support in the following ways:
Sponsorship (full or part) of the ‘September Crafts and Flowers’ event at Ulverscroft Manor. (There are a variety of support options ranging from £600 to sponsor the 3,000 pencil tombola, £2,400 to sponsor the marquee to £10,000 for the whole event)
Staff volunteering opportunities throughout the September event
A donation in support of the Foundation’s ‘20 Plus Appeal’
Work with the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation as your Charity of the Year; create volunteering opportunities for your staff, encourage team building through fundraising activities and benefiting from year long promotional opportunities
We welcome support for any of the Foundation’s ongoing charitable work
We thank you for considering this request; your support for the Foundation would be invaluable and all sponsorship / donations will be gratefully acknowledged in our publicity material during the year.
To find out more please call 01530 244914.
For further information on the work of the Foundation visit are websites:
www.shuttlewood-clarke.org and www.yewtrail.org.uk
We look forward to hearing from you.
We are delighted to announce that Ady Dayman Leicestershire’s young celebrity Radio and TV gardener will be opening the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation’s Flower Festival on Friday 10th September.
Ady of Derry’s Nurseries Cossington and Charnwood Chilli fame will be on site from approximately 9am, performing the official opening at 9.45am.
To book tickets for this wonderful event please telephone 01530 244914 or Email admin@shuttlewood-clarke.org
Many thanks to Corrinne Berkeley who ran the London Marathon in a wonderful time of 5 hours 43 seconds Her fantastic efforts have raised in excess of £100 for the work of the Foundation.
If you would like to add to this total and support the ongoing work of our unique Leicestershire Charity please access the ‘Just Giving’ link on the home page at www.shuttlewood-clarke.org
Many thanks to Corrine and everyone who has supported her.
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