14 Dec 2009 : Pay It With Flowers

The Mickleover Floral Art Group have raised £1000 for local charities during the last year and on Tuesday night (9th December) presented the team with a cheque for £500.

The money had been raised by the 60 strong group by means of a “penny box” at their monthly meetings, selling produce from the chairman’s allotments, selling pickles made by the group treasurer from the chairman’s produce and by various other charity nights held throughout the year.

Chairman Robin Cobb and vice-chairman Carol Beard, presented the cheque to the team’s fundraising officer, Robin Goodchild at the start of the group’s annual general meeting, held at a packed St. Johns Church Hall in Devonshire Drive.

A second cheque for £500 was presented to the Derby and District Talking Newspaper Association, who provide audio tapes of newspapers for the blind and partially sighted.