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£1,000 donated to special Frimley Green cause

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A support service for autistic children and their families in Frimley Green has been gifted with a donation of £1,000.

Donation to Mustard Seed Autism

To celebrate its recent opening, colleagues at the new Co-operative Funeralcare branch in Wharf Road, Frimley Green, held a special open day on Thursday 9 May.

The event included a raffle to raise funds for the local charity Mustard Seed Autism Trust as well as the surprise donation.

Lorraine Paice, Funeral Co-ordinator at the branch which is part of Southern Co-op – a regional, independent co-operative, said: “It wasn’t long after we opened back in January, that I started speaking to Sarah at Mustard Seed Autism Trust.

“I was really impressed by everything they do for our local families and knew I wanted to do something to support them.

“Being part of Southern Co-op means we are able to support our local community through our community engagement programme – Love Your Neighbourhood. It is wonderful to be able to assist the trust to reduce the waiting times and help families to get such valuable support.”

Mustard Seed Autism Trust was set up in 2011 to meet the needs of autistic children and their families in the local community. Its work involves communication and social skills work, anxiety management, sensory and motor skills development and training for parents.

Supporting the whole family is a key element of the service as the team focuses on empowering parents to meet their children’s needs. It also runs a monthly sibling support group.

Sarah Clements, Co-founder and Specialist Teacher at the trust, said: “In the first couple of years we supported about 15 children per year, we now work with around 100 families. We are working to secure funding to increase our team to enable us to reduce the waiting time for families.

“In March 2018 we made the difficult decision to close our waiting list to new referrals as families were waiting over a year for our service. We re-opened it in March this year and have already received 65 new referrals in six weeks! So funding to increase our staff team to enable us to meet the needs of our local autism community is our key focus.

“As a small independent charity our funding comes from grants, donations, professional training that we provide to local schools and organisations and fundraising events. All donations are hugely appreciated!”

For more information on the funeral home and the services available, click here.

Everyone is invited to visit Frimley Green’s newest funeral home

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Residents are invited to tackle the taboo of death at the official opening of Frimley Green’s newest funeral home.

The event will be an unusual mix of charity, cakes and coffins at The Co-operative Funeralcare branch at no. 3 Wharf Road.

Whether residents are overwhelmed by the idea of funeral planning or simply want to plan ahead, the event is open to everyone on Thursday 9th May from 3 to 6pm.

A raffle will be held to raise funds for local charity Mustard Seed Autism Trust which provides professional and practical support for families living with autism.

Lorraine Paice, Funeral Co-ordinator at the branch which is part of Southern Co-op – a regional, independent co-operative, said: “Floral tributes, coffins, caskets, memorial masonry, pre-paid funeral plans – it can all be a bit baffling.

“We want to help people avoid tackling this task at a time when they are grieving which is one of the reasons why we are holding an open event.

“People will be able to get first hand advice on all things funerals from the team who will be able to put people at ease whilst enjoying some drinks and nibbles.

“The afternoon will hopefully give people a better understanding should they need our services in future.”

Guests will also be able to find out how the branch can support the local community through Southern Co-op’s community engagement programme. The ‘Love Your Neighbourhood’ initiative addresses four key social themes for promoting: ‘Greener’, ‘Healthier’, ‘Safer’, and ‘More Inclusive’ neighbourhoods.

For more information, contact The Co-operative Funeralcare in Frimley Green on 01252 837 506 or email frimleygreenfuneral@southerncoops.co.uk.

Call for Surrey villagers to nominate a local cause

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As a new funeral home in Frimley Green is preparing to open its doors to the public, residents are being asked to nominate a local cause in need.

The appeal is being made by Southern Co-op – an independent, regionally owned co-operative society – who is opening the new funeral home at No.3 Wharf Road.

It is hoped that residents will identify a cause which means something to the community and links in with Southern Co-op’s ‘Love Your Neighbourhood’ themes – creating greener, safer, healthier or more inclusive neighbourhoods.

Jessica Hughes, Community Investment Manager at Southern Co-op, said: “Since we launched our ‘Love Your Neighbourhood’ programme, we have supported a wide variety of charities and good causes from local schools and men’s sheds to hospitals and mental health charities.

“Our colleagues across our retail stores and funeral homes have a passion for helping their local communities so we like to start how we mean to go on. Being part of Southern Co-op, this funeral home will benefit from our community engagement programme which includes opportunities for donations, volunteering and fundraising.”

Frimley Green’s Co-operative Funeralcare is set to open on 7 January.

People have until 7 February to nominate the charity closest to their hearts as they are asked to think of a project which will really benefit the local community. This could be for any local cause and is not limited to registered charities.

To make a suggestion of a local cause, email community@southerncoops.co.uk and mention Frimley Green. Or for more information about Southern Co-op’s ‘Love Your Neighbourhood’ scheme, click here.