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Philanthropy
is alive and well in Newbury this Christmas. Family owned
independent department store Camp Hopson and Company is working
in partnership with Newbury Volunteer Bureau and together they
have created the "Caring Camps Christmas Shopping
Day."
More than 100
voluntary and community groups have been invited to come along
to the store, where Camp Hopson staff will be ready willing and
able to give special attention to less mobile and less able
members of the community.
On
Thursday 20th November between 9.30am and 5.00pm these
special customers will be able to enjoy a festive day with
complimentary light refreshments, Christmas Carols sung by local
schoolchildren, and of course Father Christmas will be paying a
visit to the store to spread festive cheer.
On a
serious note Newbury Volunteer Bureau and Camp Hopson wanted to
use this opportunity to inform and advise the more vulnerable
members of the community about personal security and safety at
this time of year. West Berkshire's Crime Reduction Officer
PC Dale Schnelting will be in the store from 9.30am to 3.00pm
and will be offering information and tips, and a local trading
standards officer will be present to offer advice.
One
local charity - Link-Up - that supports people with learning
disability and provides work training said that 60 of their
clients would be attending the day. Jane Hall of Link-Up said
"This is a wonderful opportunity particularly as it is a
daytime event, and we at Link-Up are grateful to Camp Hopson and
Newbury Volunteer Bureau for organising it."
Beccy
Farr, Marketing Manager with Camp Hopson, said "We were
keen to improve upon the old disabled shopping night, and with
Newbury Volunteer Bureau's expertise and advice we are confident
that this special day will go really well. Our staff are looking
forward to helping and they will receive some awareness training
about disability issues."
Garry
Poulson, Director of Newbury Volunteer Bureau, said "This
is a genuine opportunity to assist the less mobile and less able
members of the community on a special day at a special time of
year, and Camp's forward-looking philanthropy has made this
possible."
For
more information about this event please contact Garry
Poulson:
Tel:
01635 49004
Mobile:
07788 606173
email:
garry@vcwb.org.uk
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