2018 Annual Pre Christmas Coffee Morning Raises Almost £600

Wimborne in Bloom’s Pre-Christmas Coffee Morning held on Saturday (17th November) at the home Anthony and Christine Oliver raised £590.

"It is a splendid amount" said Richard Nunn, Chairman of Wimborne in Bloom after the event. A fine dry morning encouraged over 80 visitors and this in spite of a number of other events going on in the Town at the same time. He thanked everyone for their support in coming and all those that helped and indeed supported the event with donations, items for both the main raffle and the Christmas cake raffle and also for the bring and buy and Christmas toys tables.

Photo: The Mayor Cllr Mrs Kelly Webb, who drew the raffle tickets, with the 2nd Prize of a bottle of wine which she won in the Christmas Cake Raffle with Chairman of Wimborne in Bloom Richard Nunn.

The Coffee Morning was held a week before Wimborne in Bloom’s 26th anniversary and the money raised will go towards our 'in Bloom' Campaign in 2019. Costs to plant up the Town for both the summer and autumn together with watering throughout the summer have risen over the years and now cost around £18,000 a year.

Photo: The new Rector of Wimborne Minster and the Northern Villages The Revd Andrew Rowland and his wife Zahra attend their first Wimborne in Bloom Coffee Morning with (from left) committee members Mary Allen, Chris Hooker and behind him John Allen.