Sheepwash Chronicle Summer 2016 edition

Time to Retire
As you all probably know by now, we are retiring at the end
of May after running the village shop/Post Office for the last
ten years – with a lot of help from others.
We have enjoyed our time there, and will miss our chats
with the customers. But we will have more time to visit
family and see parts of Devon and Cornwall that we haven’t
had time to visit.
We also wish Anna, Paulette, and Margaret a happy
retirement.
We hope you will all support the new team who are taking
over, as we need our village shop – we will still be in there
regularly, but on the customer side of the counter!
Finally, we’d just like to say a very big THANK YOU to all our customers and staff.
Christine and Roger White
Doing Good With Used Stamps
Over the years, we have raised a lot of money for Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research. But we recently
received the following letter from our local contact:
Dear Mrs Jackson
Thank you very much for your last package of stamps. A big thank you, also, for your support for
our fund over the years.
Unfortunately, and with much regret, we are no longer collecting stamps. We are having to close
our branch as we only have four somewhat elderly members left. I know the Children’s Hospice can
take the stamps, and also the Adult one, I think.
We have made many friends over the years through our fund, including yourself, for which we are
grateful. Our thanks and best wishes to you all.
Sincerely
Barbara Terrell
So from now on the stamps that we collect in the shop will be sent to the Children’s Hospice South West.
We have already had a letter of thanks from them:
Dear Mrs Jackson
I want to thank you for supporting the work of Children’s Hospice South West during our special
Silver Anniversary year. Your gift of used stamps will make such a difference to the children and
families we serve.
Throughout 2016 we will be reflecting on our founding story and marking the care and support we
have provided to thousands of children and their families during this time.
This vital network of care that Children’s Hospice South West provides at our three hospices in our
region is only possible thanks to your generosity.
The co-founding vision 25 years ago was that no child in the South West would live more than 90
minutes away from a children’s hospice. That dream is now a reality as we extend the hand of
friendship and support across our region to those families facing a fragile and uncertain future.
Thank you for helping us make the most of short and precious lives.
Warmest wishes,
Emma Perry, Senior Fundraiser, Little Bridge House, Children’s Hospice South West
So well done everybody, and please keep saving the used stamps from letters you receive and dropping
them into the collection bin in the village shop – it really does make a difference!
Paulette Jackson
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