As Bents Garden & Home welcomes the Children’s Adventure Farm Trust (CAFT) as its new charity of the year, it can also announce a fantastic amount raised during 2023 and has presented the Motor Neurone Disease Association with a cheque for £34,266.80

A team from the MNDA South Lancashire branch (covering Warrington, Wigan, St Helens and Leigh) visited Bents to accept the donation which will be used to support the charity’s extensive care programme and network of 22 care centres, which provide coordinated multi-disciplinary care which has been shown to improve quality of life and life expectancy for those with MND.   

They were joined for the occasion by Helen Crowther from CAFT, the Centre’s 2024 Charity of the Year and a place which is full of fun and laughter for children whose lives are impacted by illness, disability or social disadvantage.  

Says Matthew Bent, Managing Director at Bents Garden & Home:  “We’d like to say a huge thank you to all our customers and colleagues who have helped throughout the year to make our fundraising campaign for MNDA such a success.  Not only are we able to present the charity with this fantastic donation, but we also hope this year’s partnership has helped to raise awareness of MND and help all those living with or affected by the condition.

“We are now looking forward to working Helen and the team at CAFT.  I have no doubt our colleagues and customers will once again take up the challenge and help us raise an incredible amount for this fantastic local charity.”  

Supported by celebrity patrons including John Bishop and Jason Manford, CAFT offers day visits and residential breaks with friendly, safe and engaging activities for young children who have suffered hardships from a young age.  Based in the heart of Cheshire, the charity was established in 1985 as a place where they can escape the trauma of every day life for a few days and simply enjoy being children again.