Every year we try to support local Charities and
usually donate money (Usually, up to £1000 split between 4 - 6 charities)
So, what we have decided to do this time is have a " RAFFLE OF PLEDGES" - We are asking our members plus local businessesto donate their time, talents or goods which are then listed numerically on a sheet (see below). Once I have the Sheet filled I will be selling Raffle Tickets, where the purchaser can chose the number beside the Prize they would like to win. There is also a LUCKY DIP No. which all the Non-Prize Winning Tickets will be entered into,so each ticket has 2 chances of winning a Prize. OUR CHOSEN CHARITIES THIS TIME ARE: PARROTLINK : (Who research and help preserve endangered Species of Parrots in the Wild) - £260 Our LOCAL AIR AMUBLANCE : Who you will agree need all the funding we can help them with - £500 6 Local Cage Bird Societies - £50 each The Draw was at our Xmas "Do" @ The Stocksman
Restaurant, Wigton on 7th December from 7:30pm LIST OF WINNERS of the RAFFLE BELOW ▼
**Over the last two centuries, since its
foundation in the heart of the Potteries,
AYNSLEY POTTERY has acquired a reputation of producing fine
china . In 1775, John Aynsley established himself in a factory at
Lane end (now Longton) and became one of When John Aynsley first went into business all those years ago, he used the local Staffordshire clay and elaborately decorated each piece with his own engravings. The business prospered and its products excited interest and admiration at home and abroad. In due course he was succeeded by his eldest son, James. But it was not until his grandson John Aynsley II took the reins that the company moved into the forefront of fine bone china making, with the new practice of adding calcined bone to the china recipe. The new bone china was a resounding success and in 1861 a factory was specially built, solely for the manufacture of the new ware. Today, that same factory, known as Portland Works, is at the heart of the Aysley manufacturing base in Stoke-on-Trent. Modernisation has not affected the traditional handcrafts with which Aynsley has long been associated. The skill and artistry of the men and women who practice these handcrafts takes many years of dedication to achieve. |
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Large Signed Framed Print by Harry Sissons Donated by Members
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