Charity Visit to the National Collection of Rambling Roses
Jun 28, 2011 - 11:34 AM
Ian Bell (Addington Fund Director) with Henry Elwes (Immediate Past Lord Lieutenant for Gloucestershire) and Henry Robinson (Host and Vice-President of the CLA)
Nearly 100 guests joined farming charity Addington Fund and the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) last week to view the National Collection of Rambling Roses, by kind permission of Mr and Mrs Henry Robinson at Moor Wood in Woodmancote near Cirencester.
The tour followed the Gloucestershire CLA AGM, where Addington guests were welcomed at the close of the meeting with a summer evening drinks reception and canapés.
The rain held off for the occasion, which also marked the 10th Anniversary of the Addington Fund, which provides homes for farming families needing to leave the industry and emergency grants in times of crisis.
Fund Director Ian Bell commented “We are very privileged to view this outstanding collection of rambling roses, and our sincere thanks go to the Robinson family as well as to the South West CLA for allowing us to take part in the AGM.”
The event raised over £1,300 for the charity, which will go directly towards helping farming families in need. In Gloucestershire alone the Fund has distributed over £169,000 in the last 10 years, and since its inception has not used a single penny of donations towards administration costs.