Sunday afternoon at the Haworth was packed with seasonal delight when Father Christmas came to visit! Throngs of excited children got the chance to meet Santa, who talked to each one in turn and made notes of all the Christmas wishes of gifts and toys for girls and boys. Ably assisted by two of his trustiest helpers, Elves Roger and Liz, Santa handed out sweets and wrote the names of all the good girls and boys in his magical book, to make sure he doesn’t forget anyone on Christmas Eve!
As well as meeting Santa, children joined in making Christmas crafts with Gallery staff and volunteers, creating wonderful Christmas wreaths and beautiful baubles for the tree. A winter wonderland of fun was enjoyed by young and old alike – a hubbub of happy voices ringing throughout the Gallery.
The huge raffle attracted lots of interest from parents and children alike, with a range of fabulous prizes, generously donated by staff and community members. Of equal interest to all ages was a delicious chocolate stall, full of festive treats!
A new and important fundraising project of the Friends of Haworth Art Gallery is to raise money to buy a defibrillator for the Gallery and grounds. In total, the Friends raised £370 over the course of the afternoon – a brilliant start to this fund! The Friends would like to extend an enormous and, dare we say, heartfelt “thank you” to the local community for their support in contributing to this critical acquisition.
Special thanks also go to Daniel and Chloe Fullalove, who organised and ran the chocolate stall, which accounted for more than £100 of the funds raised, so huge thanks and well done to them! The Fullaloves and a good number of our members should also congratulated for breaking out the most christmassy of jumpers – nicely done, folks!
We would like to wish all our supporters, visitors and readers all the very best for Christmas and the New Year and would like to thank the local community and all those who have provided help and support for our many projects over the course of 2018. Thank you!
