Sale brings boost to Save The Children charity (From York Press)
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Sale brings boost to Save The Children charity
11:50am Friday 3rd September 2010 in
A NORTH Yorkshire branch of Save The Children raised £450 with a two-day sale.
Trading secretary Anne Avery said the Pickering and Thornton-le-Dale branch raises between £4,000 and £5,000 a year, which benefits deprived children worldwide. Its latest events was at the Old Schoolroom, Middleton.
The branch is organising two coffee mornings for the autumn.
Anyone interested in supporting or help the branch is asked to phone Mrs Avery on 01751 474043.
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Volunteers Sue Shuttleworth, left, and Anne Avery, with goods for sale in the Save The Children sale at the Old Schoolroom, Middleton
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