2019-07-01_Simply_Knitting

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FrancescaMapp,

Marketingand

Communications

Manager

CharityTheBritishHen

WelfareTrust(BHWT)

Established 2005

Whatdoyoudo?

TheBritishHenWelfare

Trustrehomesover

60,000henseveryyear,witha recordof

70,130hensfindinghomesin2018.Thecharity

workswithfarmersintheUKandrehomes

bothcagedandfree-rangehensacross 40

collectionpoints,fromRedruthtoAberdeen.

It alsoencouragessupportfortheBritishfree-

rangeeggindustryandraisesawarenessof

henwelfarethroughitscampaignwork.If you

areinterestedinrehomingsomehenssimply

registeronlineatwww.bhwt.rog.ukthencall

HenCentralon 01884 860084.

Whatcanwedotohelp?

We’reoverflowingwitheggcosiesatthe

moment,thankstooursupporters!However,

wealwayswelcomeanyquirkyknitteditems

involvingchickens,suchasknittedchickens,

knittedeggsandevenknittedcakes!

LatestfundraisingnewsWe’realways

appealingformorefundraisers.OurBakefor

Hens’Sake!schemeisallaboutbakinglotsof

treatsusingfree-rangeeggs,andthenselling

thesetoraisemoneyforthecharity.Knitted

cakesalwaysgodownreallywellatthese

kindsofeventsasthey’resucha uniqueitem,

hencewhywewouldlovetohavemoreofthem

availableforourfundraisers!Thecharityisjust

abouttostartbuildingtheUK’sfirstdedicated

henwelfareandeducationcentreatitsHQin

Devon.Thecentrewillserveasa dedicated

rehomingpointandhosteducationaltalks,

veterinaryprofessionalsandschools.

Contact details:

Phone 01884 860084

Website http://www.bhwt.org.uk

Social media Facebook and Instagram

@BritishHenWelfareTrust

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Your charity knits

We love seeing your fabulous charity knitting projects, and what a

brilliant selection of adorable knits e havethi h!

EGGCELLENT KNITS

I would like to let you know about my

latest knitting for charity project. My

local hospice in Weston-super-Mare, the

Weston Hospice, asked for knitters to knit

chicks and bunnies to cover a Cadbury’s

Creme Egg. To raise funds for the hospice,

I knitted a few and took them into work. I

soon received dozens of orders from work

colleagues and knitted around 70 chicks,

bunnies and even a few dinosaurs! Every

pattern has been designed dierently and

is unique. I also took in larger projects

that I had previously knitted, which

included unicorns and flower fairies and

have raised a total of £126 for the Weston

Hospice from all of these sales. I knitted

a further 21 chicks and bunnies for the

Hospice to sell, and took these together

with the cheque for £126. Everyone was

absolutely delighted! In fact the sta

there were so excited, they were already

selecting which ones they were going to

buy! I have previously knitted for Age UK

and the Alzheimer’s Society, and I hope

that my story will inspire other knitters to

knit for charity, I find it such a rewarding

experience all round!

K T l W

BEEBU G

I wanted to let you know about our

group, Crafty Ladies of Northowram,

Halifax. About twenty fabulous ladies

meet fortnightly for coee, knitting,

company and chaos! We fundraise

for lots of charities and our recent

knitting makes have been bumble bees!

Proceeds will help build wildflower areas

in Lytham St Anne’s to grow our bee

population. Have a look at some of our

finished projects for charity.

Adela, Hallifax

HATS TO TAKE HOME

I have been knitting seriously since

mytwenties, which makes it 40 years!

tarted knitting Jean Greenhowe

carecrows. When I retired I decided

go to quilt classes and improve my

ills. I like to knit blankets for children

hospital, but also little hats for

mature babies too. I have included a

ture of four hats that I have recently

ade. These keep the babies warm and

e parents can take them home too.

These

adorable

hats are

knitted

for babies

Busy knitting

cute chicks

and bunnies

The bumble

bee knits have

bee-n a big hit!

A few of the

cosy knitted

donations