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Good Neighbours at Croft Fun Day
Added 3 Sept 2018
The morning of the Fun day started off a bit windy but warm. Kath’s plant stall looked splendid and by the end of the day she had sold ALL the plants. Thank you, and well done Kath.
The sun came out around 2 o’clock as Ray, Brian W and Geoff took turns being in The Stocks. By the amount of laughter generated, everyone enjoyed throwing the wet sponges. The guys enjoyed themselves as well! Thanks guys.
The adult prizes Tombola, win a prize every time - well over 60 donated items - quickly sold out and the children’s prizes Tombola soon followed.
The ‘Find a £5.00’ tubs had two people winning £5.00
We had a selection of homemade cakes that went down well. Thanks to Deb’s sister Rachel for cooking them.
At the end of the day we raised £295.50 which was a little more than last year!
Thank you to everyone who donated items, helped or participated on the day and most of all a BIG THANK YOU to everyone who handed over their cash on the day to support Croft Good Neighbours!
Croft Fun Day Good Neighbours Stall
Added 28 May 2018
We are having a stall at the Croft Fun Day on June 9th (Winston Ave) with a Tombola, Plant stall and ‘Stocks’ where you can throw wet sponges at the Parish Councillors!!!! We would love to see you so why not come and say hello and ask us about what we do.
A poem from Pete who we helped with transport…
Added 28 May 2018
COMPANY
In this village of Croft community,
Good Neighbours give help and more for free.
When asked they said they’d, of course, take me
To attend the hospital surgery.
As I’m all alone and aged eighty-four,
I was thankful and couldn’t have asked for more.
They came and met me at my front door;
So pleased was I and grateful, for sure
A test for cancer was scheduled that day
And company took much of the worries away.
The test was clear, so I’d like to say
A big thanks to those ladies who made my day..
Our Story so far...
Added 29 March 2018
As Croft Good Neighbours move into their third year, more and more villagers have been using the service and the volunteers are thoroughly enjoying helping people.
In April 2017, we had our first Litter Pick. Our volunteers were able to meet other villagers and it was also an enjoyable form of exercise! We had our second pick just before the ‘Open Gardens’ weekend to help the village look its best. Our next Litter Pick is on 7th April 2018 – all are welcome to take part.
We have had stalls at village events, The Fun day, Church Fete and the Christmas Cracker. Thank you to everyone that supported us at these events and enabled us to raise enough funds to keep us operational for another year.
We understand it can be difficult to ask for help, especially from strangers, but our volunteers are a friendly bunch, all Croft residents, and are willing and eager to help, so we won’t be strangers for long! Some of the things we can/have helped with are: transport to the doctors and hospital, sitting with loved ones and one off DIY and gardening tasks. We will try to help whatever the request. We can even pop around for a chat and cup of tea every now and then.
Perhaps YOU would like to join us and become a volunteer? Please give us a call.
We are looking forward to helping and welcoming more villagers to Croft Good Neighbours in 2018.
Another Village Clean-Up
added 29 March 2018
We'll be doing another litter pick on Saturday 7th April at 10am. If you'd like to help, we're all meeting at the top of The Bridle, at its junction with Broughton Road. Litter pick sticks, bags and gloves will be provided. We'd love to see you there!
Croft Fun Day Fundraising
added 11 July 2017
We had a magnificent afternoon of fundraising for Croft Good Neighbours at the Croft Fun Day on Saturday 17th June. Our Chairman Chris brought his gazebo and the parish council lent us some tables and chairs, which we believe came from Croft School. We had our pull-up banner, and all our exciting fund-raising things made a great display. For once, the Fun Day was warm and sunny with no rain. In fact it was so hot that we had to keep moving the cakes around to make sure they stayed in the shade and did not melt!
One fund-raiser that the children were very drawn to was 'a prize every time' in decorated glass jars, with the possibility of finding a £5 note!
We had a raffle and Geoff showed great enthusiasm in encouraging people to buy tickets. The raffle prizes were very varied, from cuddly toys to a go-karting session. People could also guess how many sweets were in three tubs and we had home grown plants for sale.
With many grateful thanks to our Secretary Deb, who dreamt up, planned and organised most of the games, here is a breakdown of what we made.
Raffle £97.00
Goodie Jars £75.00
Cakes £30.50
Donations £25.00
Plants £24.50
Sweet games £22.50
GRAND TOTAL £274.50!
Last year, we made £115.30.
We will be spending the money very wisely - our main expenses are public liability insurance, Criminal Records Bureau checks for our volunteers, the Croft Good Neighbours designated phone and our Web Site. A huge thank you to all those people who came to support us at the Fun Day!
Kind regards,
Janet (treasurer)
Croft Fun Day Photos
added 11 July 2017
Find the £5 jar game
Raffle Prizes
Setting up
Drawing the Raffle
Croft Fun Day Prizewinners
added 11 July 2017
Raffle Winners
BASKET OF ‘GARDENING’ GOODIES – SEEDS, GLOVES, BOOKS + OTHER |
NAT c/o DEB S |
GO KARTING SESSION - SUTTON CIRCUIT, SUTTON IN THE ELMS |
SAM FROM SHARNFORD |
CERAMICS POTTERY EXPERIENCE WITH CLAIRE JORDAN |
MRS TEBBUTT |
CUDDLY TOY – GIRAFFE |
MR NICHOLLS |
PAINT YOUR OWN BIRD BOX |
M COLLINS |
CUDDLY TOY – DOG |
RAY ARMSTONE |
CHILDREN’S MONEY BOX |
DAWN – PETERSFIELD |
CUDDLY TOY – DOG |
ANNA RADFORD |
PAINT YOUR OWN BIRD BOX |
EM & JACK c/o THE GREEN |
CHILDREN’S MONEY BOX |
E LAINE |
CUDDLY TOY – UNICORN |
G BODYCOTE |
CHILDREN’S MONEY BOX |
MARY c/o DI |
CHILDREN’S TOY – AIRFIX MODEL |
R ARMSTONE |
ART THERAPY COLOURING SET |
MRS LEONARD |
BOOKS – WHERE TO GO IN BRITAIN + OTHER |
DI WING |
BOOKS OF CHILDREN’S STICKERS |
TOM |
BUBBLE BATH GIFT SET |
JEAN |
CHILDREN’S TOY – DISNEY TSUM TSUM |
PAM BODYCOTE |
CANDLES & A MIRROR |
POPPY BODYCOTE |
WINE & CHOCS |
ANNA RADFORD |
Guess the Sweet winners
KIDS TUB – ETHAN c/o Petersfield
MINTS – KATH MUIR
SWEET – E COLLINS
Help statistics - how we're helping our community
added July 11, 2017
2017 tasks completed to date:
Befriending x2
DIY x4
Transport x17
Gardening x1
2016 tasks completed:
Befriending x2
DIY x1
Transport x39
Gardening x3
Advice x1
2015 tasks completed:
Befriending x2
DIY X 1
Transport x1
Keep Croft clean Litter Picks! Just turn up!
If you were free on the evening of Tuesday 20th June, you could have joined our second grand Litter Pick. If you missed it, we'd love you to join us at future picks. You don't need to become a member to take part in the litter picks. We provide the necessary picks and bags. All you need to bring is you. We'll post details of the next pick around the village and if you do have any queries beforehand, just call us on 07590 246386
First Litter Pick Saturday 1 April
added May 30, 2017
Croft Good Neighbours and other village volunteers took to the village streets with their pick-sticks, gloves and high-vis vests on 1 April for a Litter Pick.
Read how the litter pick went!
February 2017 - We have Funds!
added March 13, 2017
In February, we were awarded funds from the Parish Council to help with DBS renewals and Public Liability Insurance. A BIG thank you to Steve Blackburn, Clerk to Croft Parish Council, for his assistance and to all the councillors on the Parish Council for agreeing to award us the funds.
December 2016 - People Changes
added March 13, 2017
In the past year, a few volunteers have left or relinquished their posts but we are grateful to have also welcomed several new members. In December, we elected a new secretary, Deb Summers, and a new treasurer, Janet Thompson. You can see the list of current volunteers on our home page.
Scheme update
added 11 May 2016
The scheme has now been live for six months and we have had a good variety of requests, including giving lifts to the hospital, the dentist, a neighbouring village, Fosse Park and the church; collecting shopping, helping with sewing, assembling a flat pack and digging holes in the garden!
If you think you would like to be part of our volunteering team, we would love to hear from you. Please contact us on the dedicated phone line: 07590 246386
We Are Live
added 24 November 2015
With the help of Leicestershire and Rutland Rural Community council (RCC), the scheme is now live! There was an administrative issue while setting up our bank account which caused months of frustrating delay, but our finances and procedures are now in place, the scheme is fully insured, and all volunteers have now been checked and issued with ID.
June 2015
We promoted the Croft Good Neighbours at the Croft Fun Day on 20 June. We had a lot of interest about the scheme, in spite of the rain!
