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A fantastic turn out of customers and local officials helped raise substantial funds for local Hospices in Sussex. Our garden centres opened the doors of its coffee shops to hospice representatives for a coffee morning on 13th April. Over £1200 was donated to charity over the course of the morning.
Dignitaries have been adding their eco hopes to a environmental wish trees at all three Tates of Sussex garden centres.
Hove's MP was joined by Brighton and Hove's mayor and local councillors at Mayberry Garden centre, in Portslade, to make their green wishes public and fix them on a specially installed wooden 'tree', It is one of a network as part of a national campaign to raise awareness of environmental issues organised by manufacturers.
With his wish, Mike Weatherley revealed that he is one of only a few Conservatives who is anti-nuclear, wishing that 'there is no need for nuclear power'. The mayor called for 'less pollution and cleaner air' in her wish.
Jonathan Tate, managing director of Tates of Sussex Garden Centres which runs the Old Shoreham Road site, said he was delighted by the response to the tree. "It is wonderful that so many people care about the planet and the environment we live in."
At Paradise Park, in Newhaven, MP Norman Baker devoted his wish to a subject close to his ministerial portfolio, calling on airlines to take responsibility for the pollution they generate. He wished for 'an international agreement to ensure that aviation pays its environmental price."
And, at South Downs Nurseries, local MP and policing minister Nick Herbert popped in to kick-start the wishing tree scheme and show his support for environmental issues.
The trees remain in place until the end of the month for general wishes to be added. More details from www.madeaware.org.uk
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This website is in it's infancy and will be full of gardening ideas and advice.
As a family owned and run traditional garden centre and nursery business, we strive to do our best to make sure our customers feel valued when they visit us. Whether that is in choosing their plants from our ever-increasing stock or enjoying a fresh cup of coffee and a home made cake in one of our coffee shops, we always aim to give value for money.
