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JULIA’S HOUSE ARRIVES IN CHIPPENHAM The latest Julia’s House shop opened its doors in Chippenham on Thursday 5th August In a prime position on the High Street just by Costa Coffee, the new shop is all on one floor and full to bursting with great clothing, books, toys, homeware, plus our Christmas stock of cards, diaries and calendars. Shop manager Donna Harrop says the town has given Julia’s House a warm welcome: “We’ve received amazing donations already and we’ve only been open a few weeks. It’s been very busy and we’ve had some lovely comments from our new customers. We’re just so pleased to be here. We’d love some more volunteers to help at the shop, so anyone interested please just pop in for a chat.” Helping to fit out the shop was Cam Cole, one of the Kickstart employees, using fittings from donations as well as reclaimed and recycled wood and other materials. There’s a warm welcome for everyone who visits, so do drop by next time you’re in town!
BUCKHAM DOWN SUNFLOWER SALE A word from our patron, Martin Clunes, on a special fundraising project he’s nurturing for Julia’s House on the site of Buckham Fair “The last two years have been so weird and difficult for everyone and every charity I know is struggling with so many of their usual fundraising activities limited or destroyed. It’s hard to imagine now the giant that Buckham Fair became - sixteen thousand people at the last one, along with their dogs and ponies. The fields are still up there with their beautiful views across Beaminster and out to sea. “This year I have planted six acres of giant sunflowers and I’m going to sell them to raise some money for Julia’s House. We’ve never done anything like this before and now have a tense wait to see how the crop will grow. “If you would like to help me help Julia’s House you could buy one for £5 or three for £10, and enjoying them in your home. You can stick them in your garden or on your window sill and the birds will go nuts for the seeds (do you see what I did there?)” See juliashouse.org for details of how to buy. 9
