12 quilts created for Doncaster children with leukaemia and cancer using ward budget

A quilters’ group in a Doncaster town has undertaken a project for children with leukaemia and cancer funded by their ward budgets.
By Shannon Mower
Published 3rd Apr 2024, 10:37 BST
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Last week, Thorne Quilters donated 12 handmade quilts to members of the Doncaster branch of Project Linus.

Project Linus is a national volunteer company which donates homemade quilts and blankets to children who are sick, disabled or disadvantaged.

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All quilts created will be donated to children in Doncaster who are undergoing treatment for cancer and leukaemia.

Members of Thorne Quilters donating 12 quilts to Project Linus Doncaster branch.Members of Thorne Quilters donating 12 quilts to Project Linus Doncaster branch.
Members of Thorne Quilters donating 12 quilts to Project Linus Doncaster branch.

The project was funded by the ward budget of councillors in Thorne and Moorends, supported by cabinet member for Sustainability and Waste, Councillor Mark Houlbrook.

Lidia Smith, co-ordinator for the Doncaster branch of Project Linus, collected the quilts with her assistant Janet Herring.

They said: “We are very grateful to receive these lovely quilts and would like to thank the ladies for all their hard work.”

For more information on Thorne and Moorends Council visit https://www.thorne-moorends.gov.uk/

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