Sightsavers benefits from Pittville Place Art Competition winner’s donation
18 November 2008
Sightsavers International, global eye health charity, has received a donation of £250 from Broadway Heritage plc, on behalf of Evelyn Howson, winner of their recent Pittville Place Charity Art Competition. Evelyn is a member of the Cheltenham Art Society.
Mr Edward Gillespie, Managing Director of Cheltenham Race Course, officiated at the prizegiving celebrations at Pittville Place, Pittville Park where Evelyn announced which charity she would like to receive the donation.
She said: “Most of my married life was spent in third world countries and frequently I saw dreadfully sad cases of blindness. I am pleased that there is somewhere that these people can turn to as it isn’t only the blind person that is affected but the whole family. So often children lose their childhood as they must become the carers of the sufferer - a wretched existence.”
Receiving the donation from Broadway Heritage, Rachel Heald of Sightsavers International said: "Sightsavers is delighted to benefit from the donation from Evelyn as winner of the Pittville Place Charity Art Competition. The prize money will help us to continue our work with partners, preventing and curing blindness in developing countries, and supporting those who are permanently blind through education and rehabilitation. It costs as little as £17 for us to restore sight to someone suffering from cataract, but the benefits of this life transforming operation are priceless."
Sightsavers helps thousands of people every year, like Asha Musa from Madudu village in Tanzania – pictured here. Asha lost all independence when she developed cataract but after a short 20-minute, life-transforming operation, she is looking forward to being able to see her grandchildren again and to move round her home on her own.
‘It is great to see the money go to such a worthy cause,” said Michael Hodges, MD, Broadway Heritage, following the successful conclusion of the Charity Art Competition, “The whole experience of gathering local artists in this competition has been positive for all parties. We have now forged enduring links with the University of Gloucester after Bob Davison, Head of Fine Art there co-judged the competition with me. We are now exhibiting student works in Victoria House and Albert House here and have other plans to benefit their students in the time ahead. Watch this space.”
Pittville Place, Pittville Park in Cheltenham took Broadway Heritage plc 18 months to construct and has been sensitively designed to fulfill Joseph’s Pitt’s 200-year-old vision of a series of stylish park-side villas. Of the 16 homes, 12 are now sold or under offer. The balance is available for sale or rental. Sales prices start at £469,950 and rentals at £1,100pcm.
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Notes to editors
Broadway Heritage PLC is dedicated to the restoration of historic buildings and the creation of beautiful new homes in stunning locations. The company was founded in 2005 by Michael Hodges and Christopher Penn, both former partners in one of the leading firms of international property consultants.
Broadway Heritage prides itself on creating luxury modern homes in buildings of character and historical integrity. All developments, whether new build or refurbishment, are sympathetic to the surrounding environment providing homes with exceptional attention to detail – homes for life.
Developments include:
- Ascot Place, Ascot (see www.ascotplace.com)
- Avondale, Batheaston, Bath (see www.avondalebath.com)
- 3-6 North Parade Buildings, Bath
- Kensington Chapel, Kensington Place, London Road, Bath
- The Elms, Houghton, Cambridgeshire (see www.theelmshoughton.com)
- 16 Clifton Gardens, Maida Vale, London
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