Tearoom to host event

AYRSHIRE residents are being invited to support a local social care charity at its annual Strawberry Tea event next month.

The popular event, organised by Hansel, will be held on May 18 at Lindy’s Tearoom, Broadmeadows, Symington.

Along with lunch, people can enjoy a hanging basket demonstration by Sheena Johnstone, the charity’s grounds maintenance supervisor.

Alyson Reid, employment, education and catering team lead at Hansel said: “Lindy’s Tearoom and the Grounds Maintenance team are part of the Hansel social enterprise business, Hansel 3e, which seeks to develop opportunities for people who want to work through a number of routes including employability and volunteering programmes, supported businesses, and education and enterprise programmes.”

Hansel has been operating for 61 years, offering a range of services to people with additional support needs all across Ayrshire.

Tickets are priced at £15, or £12 if purchased before May 1, and can be purchased directly from Lindy’s Tearoom or by calling 01563 831437.

The tearoom, which opened in 2008, is named in memory of Lindy Murdoch, whose parents, Isobel and Tom, bought the Broadmeadows estate in 1961 and established the Hansel charity two years later to care for their daughter and other young people with similar needs.