Longfield Trust has been chosen by Stroud District Council’s staff and councillors as its charity of the year.
The charity, based in Burleigh, Minchinhampton, provides `hospice at home’ care for people with life-limiting illnesses and support for their families.
“Longfield Trust is a fantastic charity to support, and we’re planning a wide range of activities to contribute towards the £4million it needs to raise every year,” said SDC Charity Group chairs Rachael Lythgoe and Louisa Sanderson.
“We’re looking forward to supporting events organised by Longfield – including its Summer Fete on 3 August – as well as hosting our own.”
“We look forward to collaborating with the council to make a lasting, positive impact on the lives of those we serve in the Stroud district.”
The council has supported Longfield’s Christmas Tree Recycling Campaign for a number of years. Volunteers collect Christmas trees from homes in January which are then recycled into bark chippings and biofuel.
“A number of Longfield campaigns are based on recycling which is close to our hearts at Stroud District Council,” said Rachael and Louisa.
“SDC employees benefit from up to three volunteering days per year, so this year we will be providing practical support by collecting Christmas trees and helping to sort recycled clothing and items for sale in the Longfield charity shops.”
Find out more about Longfield here: https://longfield.org.uk/
