National Memorial Arboretum

Bank Holiday Monday was so cool this year, and a rather strange one too. Mixed emotions as we ended up at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire. A beautiful place! We were there to search for my cousin, Stephen Edward Holloway who was killed in 2005 in Malawi on a training exercise. The memorial is dedicated to the men and women of the national and civil forces of this country who have died on duty as a indirect result of war or combat, i.e terrorist attack, accident etc...

We knew Stephen's name was up there and it didn't take us long to find as the names are in date order...so many names....TOO MANY names!!

WE WILL REMEMBER THEM: TODAY, TOMORROW, FOREVER

Help for Heroes

Little do-gooders we are! Myself, Janet and Rachel have literally worked our socks off to put together our ideas and creativeness for fundraising for Help for Heroes. Our date is confirmed on 25th of this month, a start off, a friends private party but our stall will look fab!

I've made real Swarovski crystal earrings, xmas cards, postcard prints (with my drawings of course), Dad's photography prints and flanders poppy seeds. Janet has covered the mugs and eggcups (all fitting with the H4H colours: red, light and dark blue) and Rachel creating her own fabulous Pandora style bracelets!

Check it out!