Committee members John Lavelle poorest in London and the Their wonderful contribution Children with Cancer and
and Ruth Mills As ever, the children who live in the area often ensured Spoon’s involvement with Leukaemia Advice and Support for
warmth of the hospitality and the come from broken homes, this wonderful project. Parents (CCLASP) is a parent-led
width of the smiles of the children problem families and have had Spoon’s Royal Patron attended voluntary charity organisation
and all those involved on the day difficult childhoods. The Youth the official opening on a scorching established in 1994 by Valerie and
were testament to the success of Club provides a place of refuge, hot day in July and was treated to Bill Simpson after their six year old
the venture and ample justification care and friendship and is a a gastronomic omelette making son was diagnosed with
for all the hard work involved in valuable facility for many demonstration by Savoy Head Leukaemia. Based in Edinburgh,
the fundraising. youngsters trying to find a way in Chef Anton Edlemann. He CCLASP helps over 500 families
life. showed a group of youngsters across Scotland by offering
LONDON
The Youth Club and Fisher ABC who attend the youth Club how information, support and advice
Project: New Kitchen Facilities
have entered into a partnership quick and easy and tasty home on all aspects of living with and
Recipient: Downside Fisher
with Training for Life (‘TfL’), a cooking can be. Members of caring for children with cancer
Youth Club
London charity dedicated to WCL, Spoon London Committee and leukaemia. It also provides
providing training, lasting and local dignitaries all enjoyed vital transport links to facilitate
Spoon’s Donation: £50,000
employment and economic self- the day and the hospitality of attendance at clinics, and support
Benefactors: Socially
sufficiency for the disadvantaged. Downside Fisher Youth Club. for bereaved families.
Disadvantaged Children and
Tfl now manages the youth club Chris Dick, Chairman of the In 2007, Edinburgh businessman,
Young People
and initiated the fundraising for Downside Fisher Youth Club said: Ian Mac Donald of IME Ltd,
Official Opening: 24/07/08
the refurbishment project to “Downside Fisher and ‘Training offered CCLASP the use of the
Celebrity: Spoon Patron, HRH upgrading the facilities. for Life’ are special organisations property in Crieff, Perthshire to
The Princess Royal
As part of the refurb, Spoon that provide much needed create a Holiday Cottage that will
Web Link:
London Region donated £25,000 support to socially deprived provide a short-break
woodenspoon.com/london
to fit out a new kitchen area children and young people. respite/holiday home for families
containing eight ovens and huge Everyone is thrilled at the prospect who have a child suffering from
Downside Boys Club, an inner-city working space. The facilities will of using this wonderful new cancer or leukaemia.
initiative, was formed by be used to teach local children kitchen area and we are indebted Wooden Spoon Scotland was
Downside School in 1905. In 1911 and young people about food to Wooden Spoon and WCL for delighted to donate £27,000
it formed an association with the hygiene and preparation, nutrition making it happen. Generations of towards the costs of refurbishing
Fisher Amateur Boxing Club and, of course, cooking and young people will benefit from and equipping the cottage and
sharing the premises just south of serving of meals. As part of the what has been done here and we received great support from Amey
Tower Bridge to this day. Fisher ‘Training for Life’ programme, it is are very honoured that this facility Building Services and local
ABC, has long been one of the hoped that not only will the has been officially opened by HRH suppliers and sub-contractors who
premier London and south-east children learn these skills for their The Princess Royal.” supplied their labour free of
boxing clubs, with many of its own purposes, they will also be charge and relaxed payments on
members going on to become better prepared to enter this ever- various materials.
successful professional boxers and growing sector of the jobs and Wooden Spoon Scottish Joint
it currently has three serious careers market.
SCOTLAND -
Honorary President, Gavin
contenders for the London 2012 The kitchen will also be used for
Olympics. teaching cooking and healthy
EDINBURGH
Hastings officially opened the
cottage in July, ably assisted by
The Youth Club serves children eating to a number of youth
Project: Renovated Cottage
five year old Adam Robertson,
aged 8-14, mainly from groups, including the Youth Club Recipient: CCLASP who arrived in style with a police
Southwark and Bermondsey. children, young offenders, Duke
Spoon’s Donation: £27,000
escort. Gavin was joined on the
These Boroughs are two of the of Edinburgh Award groups and
Benefactors: Children
day by Charlie Bryden and Maggie
local young, single mothers. Wright of the Wooden Spoon
Above left: HRH Princess Royal meets
Diagnosed with Cancer or
the volunteers and members of the
Spoon’s contribution of £25,000
Leukaemia
Scottish National Committee and
Downside Fisher Youth Club at the was matched by London based Spoon Projects Co-ordinator Brian
opening of their new kitchen facilities
Official Opening: 31/07/08
Consultancy company WCL who Hodges along with representatives
Above right: Scottish Honorary
first came across Spoon when a
Celebrity: Gavin Hastings
from CCLASP and families that
President, Gavin Hastings with the
team of employees entered the
Web Link:
children of CCLASP at the unveiling of
rely on its support.
their new bungalow Four Peaks Challenge in 2005.
woodenspoon.com/scotland
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