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Swannington Open Gardens: 4th August 11am – 6pmIn aid of Rainbows, Hospice Hope and the villageSwannington Open Gardens is a very popular summer event, organised in aid of charity. As well as colourful gardens, all with their own lovely character, venues include Hough Mill with a display of vintage cars, an art exhibition at the school, the allotments, the parish church and the old Wesleyan Chapel showing a DVD of the last service of worship help there. Ploughman's lunches and delectable desserts will be on sale in the village hall - and teas, cakes and ice creams to tempt visitors as they wander round the wide range of attractions. Passports / tickets will be on sale at all venues on the day: ?4.00 / children free. They can also be bought in advance for ?3.50 from Coleorton Post Office, Redhall Garage and local pubs. Details of all venues and children’s attractions and activities - including a treasure trail at the school – will be given in the passports or on our web site This will be 12th open garden event. Since they began we have raised over ?51,000 for charities and local groups. The first one was held in 1993 in response to the death of a local resident, Pauline, who suffered from breast cancer. Previously Pauline had been a leading organiser of fund raising events called ' Say it with Flowers' for cancer charities. For more information please contact:Gwen Williams 01530 811418 / 0773 3334587Sharon Scriven 01530 467117 / 0794 0063490 ................
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