HospiceCare North Northumberland receives £3,000 donation after Christmas event in Alnwick
A local hospice has benefited from the generosity of people who visited the hugely successful St Michael’s Church Christmas Tree Festival.
Vicar, Rev Christian Mitchell, recently presented a cheque for £3,000 to Chris Orife and Jane Stratton from HospiceCare North Northumberland.
Hospice chief executive Chris said: “We are very grateful to receive this donation which will be used to fund many hours of care, and provide counselling and support for our dementia activities. Thank you to everyone who came along to the festival – seeing almost 80 decorated trees in the church was an amazing sight.”
Rev Mitchell added: “The Tree Festival is now a firm fixture on the St Michael’s Church calendar. It was a pleasure to see it being enjoyed by people of all ages – from under 2s to over 92s!
"Thanks to festival sponsors Northumberland Estates who provided the trees and Alnwick Town Council, I’m delighted that we can give the Hospice such a substantial donation.”