Wymondham College Sixth Form net some cash for Star Throwers

Wymondham College Sixth Form held a charity netball fundraiser on Tuesday April 12th with staff, students and former students taking part.

Many who came to watch the tournament also donated money and a small refreshment stall also helped to raise a fantastic £1010.

Charity week at the college in July involved all the houses taking part with such events as cake baking and keep-fit week. This raised an additional £802.22, which is a fantastic effort so can we say a very big thank you to Wymondham College and all the staff and pupils who have helped to raise so much money for Star Throwers to use in its charity work.

£2000 donation from Hunstanton and District Ladies Circle

Star Throwers, would like to thank Rachel Waddison and all the ladies at the Hunstanton Ladies Circle for their very generous donation of £2000.

Rachel Waddison is chairman of Hunstanton and District Ladies Circle, who are part of a national group of ladies who raise money for local charities and also organise social outings for their groups.

Maggie's Tea Party raises £350 for Star Throwers

Maggie's Tea Party took place on April 2nd in the Congregational Church Hall, Wells-next-the-sea, to celebrate the life of Maggie Palmer. Maggie was a founder member of the Wells Outreach Choir and a talented musician. Approximately 60 people attended and £350 was raised for Star Throwers, so a big thank you to all involved.

Summerhouse completed

Many thanks to Steve Hayes (pictured) for all his hard work with construction of the decking and the wonderful summerhouse, both of which he has kindly donated. The area to the rear of the building is now a very pleasant space to sit and enjoy the garden, as well as a tranquil area to relax.

Pictured outside the finished article are Mary, Sunder and Corby - photographed by Vanessa, who make up the Wednesday morning crew!

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Mulbarton and District Angling Club donation

Our thanks to all the members of the Mulbarton and District Angling Club for their kind donation of £500, which was raised at a fishing competition in April. Pictured above are members of the Club presenting the cheque to Henry Mannings and Tina Martins from Star Throwers at the Windmill Pub in Wymondham.

Make your valuable token gesture at Wymondham Waitrose

Waitrose in Wymondham is helping shoppers to support Star Throwers throughout February through the store's charity token scheme. 

Every month, shoppers are given a token at the checkout, which they can place in one of three boxes at the exit. Each box is allocated to a different cause, and the share of the monthly "pot" of £1,000 a charity receives is directly proportional to the number of token votes from customers.

The community scheme from Waitrose will donate £2.28 million to 6,840 local charities and good causes over the next 12 months, as chosen by its customers and employees.

So have a root around in those shopping bags, handbags and in the car for all those tokens and help the work that Star Throwers is doing by visiting the Wymondham Waitrose in February and putting your token in the Star Throwers token box.

Thank you to Waitrose and everyone who supports Star Throwers through this great scheme.

Why not also drop-in to the Star Throwers centre on Melton Road, or give us a call on 01953 423304 and buy one of our re-usable fabric shopping bags!

A brief tribute to Julie Beardmore

This wonderful woman came to Star Throwers when we needed someone to help us on the administrative side as we had evolved much faster than anticipated.

Her presence was immediately apparent as she worked to improve the office side. She was highly respected by one and all for her organisation skills, ability to interact with all the volunteers and her humour.

Sadly, she passed away suddenly following a short illness but we will never forget her input to our charity and she was a true Star Thrower.