Visitors flock to Santa's Grotto
Visitors flocked to a Christmas wonderland at Penn Flower Nursery during December and donated a fantastic £909 to IRHH. The donations received more than doubled the £426 raised in 2008.
Created by Mick Penn, this 74ft Grotto is a truly magical Christmas wonderland, complete with illuminated and mechanical Christmas and winter themed items. New for this year was 'Iain' a magnificent 7ft polar bear, named after Iain Rennie, who greeted visitors on entry. The polar bear was kindly donated to IRHH by a Hemel Hempstead based company last year and was promptly offered to Mick for inclusion in his Grotto. Mick was only too pleased to give him a good home and we are told that he was a popular hit with visitors, both young and old.
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Father Christmas found time in his busy schedule to visit the Grotto to welcome and chat with young visitors on weekend afternoons. He was certainly kept busy with a constant flow of excited youngsters.
Joanne Hunt, Community Fundraiser has commented 'Having experienced how magical this Christmas wonderland is, I would definitely recommend a visit. For those who have yet to experience the Grotto, look out for details later this year and do take the children - it is well worth a trip.'
IRHH would like to thank Mick and his family for their continued support and for choosing to raise funds for us in this way.
29th January 2010
