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Closed 30/11/2018
Weʼve raised £210 to To support a superb local gent who puts so much of his own time and effort into litter picking, gardening and general maintenance in Barton.
- Eccles, Manchester, UK
- Funded on Friday, 30th November 2018
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Who is this man who looks after our village with his bare hands and his time? For many years a local man to Barton upon Irwell has been seen on many occasions walking around the village with either and waste bag or a watering can in his hand. He patrols the whole village cleaning and tidying litter dropped by those who don't care. Well this man certainly does care...he does this voluntarily in his spare time off his own back. We don't know his name or his age, I would estimate between 65 and 70 years of age. We do know where he lives so fingers crossed, if we many to raise anything at all, we can surprise him...
Not only does he collect the litter, he plants flowers and maintains their well-being throughout the whole summer giving some much needed and appreciated colour to the village.
So, why the fundraising? This man asks for nothing. He spends a lot of time doing what we simply take for granted, amazing...the village would not be the same without the effort, work and time he puts in.
Although I personally have seen him doing his work many many times, I spoke to him for the first time tonight, finally getting the opportunity to thank him for what he does in the short time I had whilst stopped at the traffic lights. Such a pleasant man who seemed to genuinely appreciate someone taking the time to thank him...
So, to take that one stage further and to try and give this man the recognition he deserves Parkwyddn JFC would like to appeal to your generosity and help us raise a small amount of money to be able to give something back in appreciation of all his work. We would like to try and raise enough money to be able to treat him and his wife and maybe his family to an evening meal. We would also like to, if we manage to raise enough, to award him with some B&Q or similar vouchers to maybe supply him with some new gardening equipment, gloves and tools etc to help him do what he appears to enjoy. If we are successful in raising some funds for him we would like to invite him down to Parkwyddn on a training night and hand him the vouchers / money to the value of what we raise. Hopefully he likes football!
We would really appreciate you, helping us to appreciate him and the work he does keeping Barton Upon Irwell in tip top condition.
Parkwyddn JFC
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Anonymous
Sep 30, 2018
Parkwyddn JFC
Sep 29, 2018
This guy is a local workhorse....keeping the village tidy with his own dedication and time. We simply want to appreciate him....
£15.00
Sam
Sep 28, 2018
What a gent 👍
£10.00
Gaynor Purcell
Sep 27, 2018
£10.00
Louise Massey
Sep 27, 2018
He deserve the recognition
£20.00
Julie Mckay
Sep 26, 2018
Spoke with him a couple of times lovely gent x
£10.00
christine apted
Sep 25, 2018
Well done and my thanks to this man -- and his wife, who I've seen with him at times - for all their hard work. It is very much appreciated
£10.00
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Parkwyddn JFC, Eccles
Eccles, Manchester, UK
We are a Charter Standard organisation based on Patricroft recreation ground in Eccles. We are affiliated to Manchester County Football Association. Parkwyddn Junior Football Club have been providing football in the local Eccles community to children and youths since 1987.