Arighi Bianchi raises money for Park Lane Special School

Above: Georgia Edge (10) and Martha Hinchliffe (4) are pictured with friends and staff from Park Lane School – L-R Sue Coveney, Linda Dunn, Paul Bianchi, Angus Palmes (front row), Cath Barlow, Iona Abdullah, Brendan Shackley (back row), Louie Croft, Lorraine Warmer, Georgia Edge, Nick Bianchi, Joanne Storer, Martha Hinchliffe

Arecent charity event at Arighi Bianchi raised £1500 for Park Lane Special School in Macclesfield. The money will be put towards the refurbishment of their hydrotherapy pool.

Head teacher, Lorraine Warmer, says: “We’re delighted that Arighi Bianchi chose to raise money for our school, and thrilled that we can put the donation towards our pool. It’s such an important facility for our children, helping them with confidence in the water and improving their physical strength as well as being lots of fun!”

The charity event was organised by Cath Barlow and Linda Dunn, both staff at Arighi Bianchi. Cath says: “Two of our colleagues have children at Park Lane School and we wanted to help with their fundraising. We organised a Christmas shopping event in the Café bar, with a glass of fizz on arrival, live music and lots of stalls, selling clothes, jewellery, cakes and gifts. It was a great way to kick start Christmas and to fundraise at the same time.”

Arighi Bianchi director, Nick Bianchi, says: “We were only too happy to help fundraise for this really special school. Two of our valued staff, Sara Edge and Nev Hinchliffe, have children at Park Lane, so it was extra important to show our support.”

If you’d like to donate to Park Lane School’s hydrotherapy pool, you can visit the Just Giving page at www.justgiving.com.crowdfunding/natalie-hinchliffe