Pinks Vintage Ice Cream Vans Ask Local Community To Knit 805 Metres of Bunting For Ambitious Dementia Awareness "Yarn Bombing' Project
Family-run Bognor Regis based business, Pinks Vintage Ice Cream Vans and Tricycles, are helping to raise awareness for local centre Sage House Dementia Support with an ambitious yarn bombing challenge - and need your help!
Georgia Alston, Business Development Manager at Pinks Vintage Ice Cream has put a call out for crafters of all ages across the South East to contribute knitted or crocheted bunting, chain links or rope - a whopping 805 meters in total!
The lengths will be joined together and form a half mile chain displayed in an undisclosed location in Bognor Regis at the end of March to raise awareness for the support Sage House offers people living with dementia, and their families and carers.
Georgia says, “We’re hugely excited for to be partnering with Sage House to help raise awareness and get the whole community involved. Anybody who wants to get crafting can participate, and there’s no minimum or maximum length per person - every little helps. We can’t wait to reveal more about how we will be displaying the yarn bombing, but for now it’s top secret!”
Donated lengths can be in any colour and can be knitted or crocheted in chain link or bunting style so they can be easily joined together.
So far, 200 meters have been pledged. You can let the organisers know how much you’ll be creating by pledging a length on social media using the hashtag #SageHouseYarnChallenge or commenting on Pinks’ Facebook post.
All completed lengths can be dropped into Sage House, City Fields Way, Tangmere, P020 2FP before the 1st March.
Nikki Clarke of Dementia Support says “There is an estimated 14,820 people living in West Sussex with dementia. If the current rate of diagnosis remains, this number will increase to 26% by 2021. We are thrilled to be partnering with Pinks Vintage Ice Cream on this fun project that will not only bring our community of crafters together, but raise vital awareness for the work we do and how people can help. Please get knitting!”
For more information, please contact Georgia at info@pinks-vintage-icecream.co.uk
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Contact
Georgia Alston - Pinks Vintage Ice Cream
info@pinks-vintage-icecream.co.uk
01243 867422
About Pinks Vintage Ice Cream
Pinks Vintage Ice Cream is an award-winning Ice Cream Van and Tricycle hire company adding unique and delicious catering to a range of events - from weddings, parties and special occasions to corporate events, family days and staff rewards.
Run by mother and daughter duo, Katy and Georgia Alston, the pair are heavily involved in projects to support their local community in and around Bognor Regis as well as representing women within the ice cream and mobiler industry.
https://www.pinks-vintage-icecream.co.uk
About Sage House Dementia Support
Dementia Support is a young, local charity based in Tangmere, near Chichester. The charity has created a unique hub – Sage House, the first of its kind in the UK, which brings all dementia services under one roof for people living with dementia, their families and carers.
The services within Sage House are available for approximately 5,500 people living in the Chichester, Bognor Regis, Arundel, Selsey, Witterings, Emsworth, Midhurst and Petworth areas. People living with dementia, their families and carers, are supported to maintain their wellbeing, prevent isolation and access information and guidance.