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Matthew Cowan (MD) presenting Christmas 2012 Charity Night cheque to Essex Air Ambulance.

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Harry Riley, Chairman of Poplar Gardening Club presenting the Christmas Charity Night cheque to Colchester Hospital for the Cancer Units.

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Richard Snook, Gardening Club Treasurer presenting the additional cheque to Colchester Hospital for the Cancer Units.

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Martin Cowan (Poplar Chairman) presenting the Summer Charity Night cheque to the Motor Neurone Disease Association.

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Matthew Cowan (MD) presenting the Summer Charity Night Cheque to Essex Air ambulance.

Charity Events

Poplar Nurseries is delighted to run regular charity events. We hold annual Christmas Charity Nights and bi-annual Summer Charity Evenings.

The Christmas Charity Night for 2012 was held on Thursday 29th November and as usual was a huge success raising a grand total of £3000, which was divided equally between our two chosen charities giving £1500 to Essex Air Ambulance and another £1500 to The Cancer Units at Colchester Hospital.  An additional £350 was raised for the Cancer Units at Colchester Hospital by the Poplar Gardening Club from holding raffles at their Summer & Christmas Socials.

In 2012 Poplar also held a Summer Charity Evening which raised £3186.28p. This was divided as follows:

Essex Air Ambulance £1593.14p                      

Add donation from Mr Rumsey to above of £133 (winnings from 50/50 raffle)

Total to Essex Air Ambulance £1726.14

Total to the Motor Neurone Disease Association £1593.14p

Each year we also support local charities with donations. 

Donations so far in 2013 have included:

Poplar Nurseries gift vouchers to:

• The Rotary Club of Colchester Trinity. 

• Fundraising Gala for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Other donations so far in 2013:

• £230 to Marie Curie Cancer Care from the sale of potted 'Tete a tete' daffodils.

• A barbeque & cover to Colchester Rugby Football Club for their Dinner & Auction of Promises.

Donations in 2012 included:

Poplar Nurseries gift vouchers to:

• Colchester Hospital Charity for their Charity Ball.

• The Philip Morant School & College.

• The Abberton & Lanenhoe Community Association Village Fete.

• The Mount Bures Flower Festival.

• The Five Parishes Horticultural Society Show (Abberton, Langenhoe, Peldon, Great & Little Wigborough).

• Friends of Earls Colne Primary School & Nursery.

• St. Andrew's C of E Primary School, Marks Tey.

• The NFU (National Farmers Union), for their Centenary Dinner.

Other donations in 2012 included:

• Plants for the Colchester League of Hospital & Community Friends Plant Sale.

• Flower baskets to the Colne Engaine 2012 Festival.  

• Sponsorship to the Coggeshall Open Gardens Day.

• Planters to the Great Tey & Little Tey Fete.

• Sponsorship to Colchester Rugby Football Club.

• Sponsorship of the Cancer Research UK Race Night at Witham Town FC.

• A Christmas tree for the 1st Marks Tey Scout Group for their annual Christmas float.

Donations in 2011 included:

Poplar Nurseries gift vouchers to:

• St John the Baptist 44th Flower Festival in aid of the church.

• The British Heat Foundation.

• The Rotary Club of Colchester Trinity for their Charity Annual Sporting Dinner in aid of N.S.P.C.C., Colchester Korban Project and other Rotary Charities.

• Hamilton Primary School, Colchester the their annual fundraising quiz to boost school income.

• Help for Heroes.

• The Stanway School, Colchester for their ‘C2 Supper’ in aid of The Teenage Cancer Trust.     

• The Royal British Legion for their 90th Anniversary Family Day, Sunday 5th June at Weston Homes Community Stadium. 

• The Mount Bures Flower Festival, 18th & 19th June.

• St. John's C of E Primary School. 

• Holly Corner Montessori Kindergarten, Colchester.

• Cancer Research UK.

Other donations in 2011:

• Gardening products to the West Bergholt Gardeners Society.

• A selection of fruit and vegetable seeds & plants to Caterpillars Pre-School, Colchester for their ‘community dig’ morning at their garden area at the side of St Andrew’s church hall.

• A houseplant raffle prize for the Midsummer Dinner at The Barn Brasserie Great Tey in aid of Beacon House. 

• A pot plant raffle prize to Marks Tey Football Club for their Summer Fete.

• A planter to Lexden Springs School for their Summer Fayre.

• Selections of plants to St. Helena Hospice for the Pixie Cottage Weekend. 

• Sponsorship to Colchester Rugby Football Club.

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