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March, 2016
Centre pages ... #inmyname festival for refugees, Totterd
Under the hammer: The auction brought in £1,600 for items such as artwork, an iPa
Five make a weekend of giving for refugees
Caring: Shazia Malik of Bristol group WeCare, which last months sent two shipping containers full of aid items to Syrian refugees
Tart with heart: This raspberry dessert in a heart shape for Valentine’s Day won the #inmyname Bakeoff for Dahl Leah
FIVE new friends with one vision tapped into the deep well of community spirit in South Bristol to mount their own festival in aid of refugees. Only a few weeks ago none of the five knew each other well. Public relations professional Jacqui Day got together with mental health carer Gaily Orr, decorator Beth Sanders, GP Alex Shaw and Jon Evans, landlord of the Oxford pub, who provided the venue. It began with Alex asking on BS3 Connect for donations he could take to refugees in Greece. Soon the five began talking online and realised there was enough enthusiasm for something more. “It shows that Bristol is a great community. regardless of your background, people come together,” said Jacqui. Soon the five were working with Shazia Malik, whose WeCare charity in Easton collected tons of aid and sent two containers full to Syria. As Jacqui and Gaily started
appealing to businesses, gifts came in from all over South Bristol and beyond. The event snowballed into a weekend of music, crafts, children’s events and food. Auction prizes ranged from a weekend in Majorca to a hula hooping course from Totterdown’s Cat Hoops. Local artists including Lou Boyce, Amy Vans and Laura Cruttenden donated their work and Jon Evans began to regret donating his own Star Wars Darth Vader mask! Other prizes included a spa day at Bristol Lido, an iPad from estate agents CJ Hole and a course in Krav Maga self defence from Bedminster’s Clint Badlam. Still more included a £75 voucher towards wedding flowers from Floriography, a hamper from the Banana Boat, a haircut and blow dry from Sam Barton and a £25 voucher from Riverside Garden Centre. During the afternoons
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