Burnham on Sea Freemasons donate gifts to the value of £1000 to the Sparkle Charity

Rural Philanthropic Lodge has given a £1,000 boost to a project that aims to give a Christmas gift to every local young person living in difficult circumstances has issued a final appeal for donations.

Christmas Sparkle Project Highbridge & Burnham is being run by Shirley Vickery-Mills and her team – who are friends and are current and retired teachers and staff from Highbridge and Burnham schools, as well as staff from St John’s Church in Highbridge. Shirley received the £1,000 of gifts from John Chinn of Burnham Masonic Lodge this week.

“It’s a really worthwhile project, helping needy local people in Highbridge and Burnham at Christmas, so we are happy to have helped them,” said John.

Donation points were set up around the two towns to receive gifts during November and many presents were collected.

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