Loughborough Echo

Showhome furniture is donated to Rainbows

Items to be housed in revamped family rooms

- ANDY RUSH andy.rush@reachplc.com

FURNITURE from the showhome at one of Housebuild­er William Davis Homes’ most popular developmen­ts has been given a new lease of life after it was donated to Rainbows.

Beds, desks and chairs from the four-bedroom showhome at the company’s Grange Park developmen­t in Loughborou­gh have been handed over to the hospice, for its soon-to-be refurbishe­d family rooms and potentiall­y other refurbishm­ents at the charity’s HQ in Lark Rise.

The furniture, in pristine, unused condition, was deemed surplus to requiremen­ts after the showhome was given a makeover complete with new furniture, decor and homeware throughout.

Rainbows’ matron Helen Coop

er said: “On behalf of everyone at Rainbows, I would like to thank William Davis Homes for the very kind donation of furniture.

“At Rainbows, we have four family flats which provide accommodat­ion for parents and siblings while their child is staying in the hospice. In the New Year, we will be refurbishi­ng these so we will look to rehome some of the furniture there or in other rooms around the hospice.

“We rely solely on donations here at Rainbows to enable us to continue to provide support for our children, young people and their families so we’re really grateful for this fantastic contributi­on.”

Sally Brookes, senior sales manager at William Davis Homes, said: “We’ve just updated our entire showhome’s interior design scheme and when deciding what to do with the existing furniture we knew we wanted to find a good local home for it.

“We could think of no better place than Rainbows, which continues to make a huge and vital difference to the lives of children and young people and their families in this area.”

 ??  ?? Pictured, left to right: Anne-Marie Murkett, lead nurse for education, quality and governance at Rainbows, Sally Brookes, senior sales manager at William Davis Homes, patient Reece Frost, Tracey Johnson from Rainbows, Viv Aldridge, sales manager at William Davis Homes, patient Adrian Dobra and Rainbows workers Emma Large, Clare Turland and Daniel Sularz. Photo by Steve Hodgkin Chadwick Photograph­y
Pictured, left to right: Anne-Marie Murkett, lead nurse for education, quality and governance at Rainbows, Sally Brookes, senior sales manager at William Davis Homes, patient Reece Frost, Tracey Johnson from Rainbows, Viv Aldridge, sales manager at William Davis Homes, patient Adrian Dobra and Rainbows workers Emma Large, Clare Turland and Daniel Sularz. Photo by Steve Hodgkin Chadwick Photograph­y

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