Summerhill support the Lifeline Trust

On Saturday, we delivered all the presents the boarders has collected to donate to the homeless of Bath.  On reflection we realised that none of us really needed £5 more of socks / soap / chocolate that we would receive from Secret Santa.  Instead, we spent the money on blankets / hats / gloves and gave them away as presents to make some one else's day a little better. 

Lifeline is a charity which works out of the vaults of the Abbey.  On Saturday it is open from 10am-12noon serving food and warm drinks to those who really need it.  We were lucky enough to chat to some of the volunteers and meet some of the customers.  We were also able to donate 'aeroplane toothbrushes and paste' and 'hotel shampoos'.  Apparently, these are particularly useful.

We did not want the visit to appear condescending, or as though we had solved problems by donating a blanket, but hopefully we have made a little bit of a difference to someone instead of us adding to the amount of clutter in our lives.

A huge thank-you to all those boarders who participated.  Bigger and better next year?
Love, Mrs B x