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Charity quiz to help adults with learning disabilities

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Puzzle-enthusiasts and amateur-quizzers are being invited to take part in a new charity quiz on the Isle of Wight.

Being organised by Southern Co-op’s Funeralcare branch in Ryde, it is hoped that the special night on Friday 19 October will awaken people’s minds all in the name of a good cause.

All money raised will be donated to the Phoenix Project as part of Southern Co-op’s community engagement programme ‘Love Your Neighbourhood’.

The Phoenix Project is a specialist day service for adults with learning disabilities based in Haylands in a fully accessible building set in large grounds.

Sam Walker, Southern Co-op’s Funeral Co-ordinator at the Ryde funeral home, said: “We held a charity ball for the Phoenix Project just a few weeks ago and we were so pleased to have raised just under £1,300. Everyone worked extremely hard and we were very thankful for the community support on the night.

“So we want to try and repeat that success and help the special cause even more but this time we are swapping our ball gowns for cheesy pub jokes and tear-jerking tie-breakers .”

The Phoenix Project is the funeral home’s chosen cause as part of Southern Co-op’s community engagement programme ‘Love Your Neighbourhood’. This initiative addresses four key social themes for promoting: ‘Greener’, ‘Healthier’, ‘Safer’, and ‘More Inclusive’ neighbourhoods.

The charity quiz is being held on Friday 19 at 7.30pm in The Dairyman’s Daughter, Arreton Barns Craft Village, Newport. Tickets are £2 per person with up to six people per team.

To find out more or book your place, contact Southern Co-op’s Ryde Funeralcare via 01983 615746 or rydefuneral@southerncoops.co.uk.

Click here to find out more about Southern Co-op’s commitment to making a difference.

Glitz and glamour comes to Wootton Bridge

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After nine months of organising and many sleepless nights, a charity ball on the Isle of Wight was a huge success.

Organised by Southern Co-op’s Funeralcare in Ryde, it was the first time the team had held a ball and the grand total raised was just under £1,300.

The glamourous event at The Lakeside Hotel saw 50 people attending dressed in their best dresses and suits where they were treated to special three-course meal, dancing, an auction and a raffle.

The event on 22 September was in aid of the Phoenix Project as part of Southern Co-op’s community engagement programme ‘Love Your Neighbourhood’.

The Phoenix Project is a specialist day service for adults with learning disabilities based in Haylands in a fully accessible building set in large grounds.

Lesley Borton, Southern Co-op’s Funeral Co-ordinator at the Ryde funeral home, said: “This is the first time we have held a ball and it took an awful lot of organising.

“We both like to dress up so it seemed a perfect event to hold because most ladies like an excuse now a days to be able to go all out for a special occasion. We did have a lot of sleepless nights over it but got there in the end.

“We are so grateful for everybody’s support. To have raised so much money for such a deserving charity is really special.”

The charity ball was such a success that they have already booked it in again for 2019 on Saturday 7 September.

The Phoenix Project is the funeral home’s chosen cause as part of Southern Co-op’s community engagement programme ‘Love Your Neighbourhood’. This initiative addresses four key social themes for promoting: ‘Greener’, ‘Healthier’, ‘Safer’, and ‘More Inclusive’ neighbourhoods.

Click here to find out more about the Love Your Neighbourhood scheme.