Tag: vintage tea
Julia’s House Volunteers
Volunteering seems to be a mainstay of life in Dorset. So many people are incredibly busy but still miraculously find time to help local charities, to share their skills and experience and to generally support people in need.
That’s why, we were delighted when local children’s charity Julia’s House told us they wanted to say thank you to their volunteers as part of National Volunteers Week by holding a vintage tea for the volunteers at their hospice at Corfe Mullen.
Volunteers Bruno Smith, Sara Murphy and Daphne Curtis
Volunteers Week takes place from 1st June – 7th June but because of the Jubilee Celebrations lots of organisations including Julia’s House are extending their volunteer thank-you’s until the 14th. It is an annual campaign which celebrates the fantastic contribution that millions of volunteers make in all organisations across the UK.
Julia’s House is Dorset’s only hospice dedicated to children with life-limiting conditions. The majority of the children cared for are unlikely to live beyond the age of 18. With more than 100 volunteers supporting the charity – taking on work from fundraising to van driving; working in the Julia’s House shops, providing admin work and giving support at the hospice itself – there’s a huge range and potential for volunteering activity that is vital to the charity.
The vintage tea is an opportunity for employees from Julia’s House to say thank you – serving tea and scones to volunteers and showing them the facilities and work that takes place at the Corfe Mullen hospice.
If you are thinking about volunteering in Dorset then take a look at the volunteer vacancies at Julia’s House HERE – or get in touch with the Volunteer Co-ordinator June Maidment, 01202 607400 june.maidment@juliashouse.org for more information.
Rebecca’s Baby Shower
UPDATE:
Baby William was born on time and in fine form! Both mum and baby are fabulous!
When Rebecca decided to have a vintage tea for her baby shower at the Dorford Centre Creche in Dorchester – we knew this was going to be a really fun event with lots of gorgeous vintage tea & cake, baby chat and super pictures!
Baby Showers are becoming more and more popular in the UK – they’re a great excuse to get together with girlfriends for talk about the forthcoming birth and coping with a newborn. But also it gives mums-to-be a lovely relaxing time without any pressure – the perfect opportunity to indulge in all of the happy baby excitement that being pregnant is all about!
Mum-to-be Rebecca and Vintage Dorset worked together to make the baby shower invitations – using coloured cards and papers based on a wild animal design from Nicole Heady at Papertreyink.com (who make stamp sets and die-cuts in the US). Rebecca is expecting a baby boy at the end of November – and she’s using lots of animal designs for her nursery – so these were perfect.
The Dorford Centre is the base of the Dorford Baptist Church in Dorchester – they have an incredibly well-equipped hall and beautiful creche which was perfect for this event.
It only cost £25 to hire the creche for a few hours in the evening and with its bright murals it set the scene perfectly!
Rebecca’s Sister and Mum organised food for the baby shower along with Vintage Dorset’s tea-cups, tablecloths, cake-stands, bunting and accessories. The flowers were already at the Dorford Centre so that was an added bonus.
We also made these cute Baby Shower Favours
So, here are the Baby Shower pictures – Rebecca had a lovely time and some fabulous gifts, and her friends seemed to enjoy tucking in to cucumber sandwiches, tea, chocolate treats with gorgeous mini-cup-cakes including tiny cakes topped with cute little sleeping babes in blankets! We’re all really looking forward to the real little man arriving now!
Check out our pictures here and on our Facebook Pages and get in touch if you’d like help with your Baby Shower, Christening, naming ceremony or other special occasions.
