Funeral home in Yaxley uses its community links to help raise £650 for a good cause

Posted by nathan lloyd | Published: 12/10/2016

Central England Co-operative Funeralcare has used its community links to help a local good cause in Yaxley.

Barbara Claypole, an arranger at MJ Claypole Funeral Directors, based in Main Street, organised a special garden party to help raise funds after the Yaxley Scout and

Guides headquarters was victim of an arson attack - efforts have been made since to try and raise money to rebuild and restock the premises.

The event was held at the funeral home, and helped raise £650 towards the rebuilding works.

The day involved a 1950s singer, horse and carriage rides, tombolas and refreshments.

Niki Roberts, Funeral Director, said: “MJ Claypole Funeral Directors is very much at the heart of the community of Yaxley.

“MJ Claypole is based in a beautiful thatched cottage with a huge garden and we have long been hoping to hold an event there, so with the scouts and guides in need of help, we came up with the idea of holding a garden party.

“Lots of people turned out to join-in the fun and we raised £650.

“I would like a big thank you Barbara Claypole for her organisation of this event – she truly is an amazing lady.”

Miss Roberts and Mrs Claypole recently presented a cheque to the Yaxley Scout and Guides group and were delighted to learn that the money is already being used to aid the rebuilding works.

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Picture credit: Funeral Director Niki Roberts and Funeral Arranger Barbara Claypole handover a cheque for £650 to Yaxley Scout and Guides.

About Central England Co-operative
Central England Co-operative is one of the largest independent retail co-operative societies in the UK. It is a modern, forward-looking organisation employing over 8,000 staff, with projected gross sales of £958million for 2016/17. The Society recently celebrated being named Leading Co-operative of the Year 2016 by Co-operatives UK. The Society’s principal areas of activity are food, funeral services, and property. The company’s funeral business consists of over 120 funeral homes across 16 counties, 10 florists, masonry production and administration, Bretby Crematorium and Terry Smiths coffin factory.

Central England Co-operative has more than 430 trading outlets across 16 counties including; West Midlands, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Nottinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.  The Society has an ambitious food store and funeral home development programme for 2015/16.
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