The Big Sale is back at Churcher’s College in Petersfield helping to save lives with sustainable buys, all in aid of Save the Children. Jane Ribeiro tells us more
This will be the place to bring your clean, good-as-new clothing, unwanted Christmas presents and other quality items for sale on a 50/50 basis on Saturday 15th & Sunday, 16th February.
The Petersfield Branch of Save the Children know they are competing with online retailers but are asking you to make an ethical choice as well as a sustainable one and help change bleak futures for better lives.
Doors open at 7pm on Monday 17th for The Fashion Show at 7.15pm. Entry is by ticket only from [email protected] and includes a glass of wine or soft drink and a chance to shop afterwards!
The Big Sale continues on Tuesday and Wednesday, 18th and 19th February.
2024 was a turbulent year for children worldwide. Every time we read or watch the news, behind the headlines there are always children caught up in conflict or hardship.
It is more than 100 years since Eglantyne Jebb, founder of Save the Children, drafted her Charter for Children which evolved into the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Despite progress over the past century there are still far too many places where children’s rights to safety, health care and education are being eroded and ignored. With the incredible commitment from volunteers and supporters in the UK raising vital funds, progress can be made, children’s lives can be changed for the better.
The war in Ukraine has been raging in earnest since it was invaded in February 2022 and the lives of more than 7.5 million of its children changed forever. Lebanon is in the throes of the worst crisis since the 2006 war. Thanks to Save the Children’s flexible emergency fund, teams can move quickly to help children in crisis all over the world with not only shelters and sanitation, blankets, pillows and mattresses but also recreational materials so children can play. Support is given to unaccompanied and orphaned children so that they can be protected in child-friendly spaces.
Here in the UK more than 30% of children live in poverty. Save the Children UK wants the best possible start for all children in all parts of the country. A vital way of helping children and families to succeed is through building communities with supportive relationships, cutting jargon, increasing parental skills and knowledge and promoting learning and well-being for the under 5s through shared play.
Save the Children will not turn its back on the hopes and dreams of children desperately needing help in any part of the world. We do whatever it takes.
For more information about the sale and fashion show visit Petersfield branch website: Save the Children or email: [email protected]
