The Old Thatched cottage serves up £8,500 for Weston Hospicecare

Almost £8,500 was raised in one sumptuous evening of fine

food and fundraising in aid of Weston Hospicecare.

 

The Old Thatched Cottage in Weston-super-Mare’s Gold

Commendation Celebration was a very special event celebrating both the work of

the Hospice and marking the restaurant becoming the first in the town to be

awarded a Gold Commendation by the Weston Hotels and Restaurants Association.

 

More than 70 guests enjoyed a five course gourmet dinner on

Thursday 25 February devised and prepared by Head Chef Natasha Sweeting and her

team.

 

The dinner included a raffle and auction for top prizes such

as an exclusive tour of the new Grand Pier a week before it opens, including a

go on the rides before anybody else.

 

The event follows on from the Cookery Demonstration that was

held last year at The Old Thatched Cottage, raising more than £4400 for Weston

Hospicecare, which provides free palliative care to more than 1,000 people with

life-limiting illnesses in North Somerset and neighbouring parts of Somerset.

 

Diana Sorrell, Head of Income Generation at the hospice,

said: “We all had a wonderful evening and would like to give huge thanks to

Maria Michael and her team, including Steve Coghlan who helped organise the

evening and Natasha Sweeting the talented head chef for the fabulous five

course meal and for their generous on-going support of the hospice. 

 

“We raised a fantastic amount of money for the hospice which

will be used to provide care and support for the patients that we serve in this

community..

 

“Not only did the restaurant generously give its time but

the suppliers also donated all the food for the evening, which I think shows

how much it means for this community to support their local hospice.”

 

Steve Coghlan, at the restaurant, said: “It was really a

great night, everybody had a really good time and there were some fantastic

prizes won in the auction.  The Old

Thatched Cottage is proud to support Weston Hospicecare whenever we can.”

 

Food and wine for the evening was generously donated by the

restaurant’s suppliers, including Weston Cost Cutters, Weston Fruit Sales,

School Milk Services, Ashley Chase Estate, Matthew Clark Wine Merchants and

Miko Coffee.

 

To find out more about Weston

Hospicecare and how you can help raise vital funds for the charity, call the

hospice's fundraising team on 01934 423960, or log on to www.westonhospicecare.org.uk