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The Champion • Wednesday 27 November 2013Carys’s hospitalfundraiser is nohalf–baked idea!Tasty treats are selling like hot cakes!Report by Danielle ThompsonNINE–year–old Carys MacGregor is aiming toraise £500 for a children’s hospital byChristmas – with more than a little help fromher friends!The youngster, whose dad Andy is the ownerof the Martland Mill business complex inBurscough, decided to raise money for AlderHey hospital in Liverpool after learning abouttheir £30m fundraising appeal to help providelife–saving medical equipment, arts and playactivities and funding for vital research.Carys, a pupil at St Anne’s Catholic PrimarySchool, Ormskirk, asked Andy for permissionto bake and sell cakes on the complex in MartLane to raise funds for the hospital and whenother tenants heard about her efforts theyofferedtojoinin.To date, they have already raised £190 andare well on the way to that £500 target.Sue Smith, from Martland Mill, said: “Lastyear we raised £500 for the Help the HeroesFund by doing various raffles, sponsoredwalks, sponsored weight loss and a tombola.“This year Carys asked her daddy if she couldbake cakes and sell them and give the money toAlder Hey Children’s Hospital.“We thought this was an amazing idea so hereat Martland Mill we have started having CakeFriday where tenants – and Carys – have beenbaking delicious cakes, including chocolateCarys MacGregor baking the first batch ofcakesCode NAcake with Belgium cream, chocolate fudgecake with salted caramel sauce, and chewyAmerican choc–chip cookies.“We have been in touch with Alder Hey andthey are absolutely thrilled at what we aredoing.”WCHRISTMAS ATVisit us @ www.ChampNews.com • 11BURSCOUGH WHARF4 44 444Christmas Lights Switch OnFriday November 29th at 6pmJoin us for an evening of FREE Festive FunSanta and his helpers arrive at TheWharf after a spectacular lightparade through the village in anopen top bus followed by HondaGoldwings North West Motorbikes.Parade to travel from Pippin Street, alongLiverpool Road North to The Hop Vine,School Lane & Lord Street to The Wharf*4 Carol singing by BurscoughPriory High School Choir4 Lights offi cially switched onby the Mayor & Mayoress ofWest Lancashire4 Music by Tarleton Brass Band4 Santa’s Winter Wonderland Grotto – a must for the kids – featuringamazing animatronic characters4 Prize for best decorated narrowboat arriving at the Wharf4 Street Food, mulled wine, mulled cider and “jagertee”44 44 Hot chocolate and candyfl oss44444 Late night shopping444 4 4Start your Christmas Celebrations at the WharfHelping to raise funds forLiverpool Road North, Burscough, Lancashire, L40 5RZwww.burscough-wharf.co.uk* Parade will run subject to weather conditions4 44 4444 4444 44 4444 41124732Christmas Hamper Deals1114559Qualitymeat fromyour localbutcher...For 2-4 Persons3lb Boneless TurkeyBreast Joint (British) withstreaky rashers+Slipper Gammon Joint+Boneless Pork Loin Joint£35.00(Minimum 3.2kg)For 5-8 Persons4lb BonelessTurkey Breast Joint(British)+1lb Award WinningChipolata Sausage+1lb Streaky Bacon+Gammon Joint+Beef Joint£55.00(Minimum 4.5kg)Shop online at www.broughs.comChristmasTurkey BoxFor 6 Persons10lb Fresh British Turkey+1lb Flavoured Pork Stuffi ng(Cranberry & Apricot OR Chestnut)+18 Chipolata Sausage+9 Rashers of Streaky Bacon+1 Jar of Cranberry Sauce+1 Jar Goose Fat£55.00(Minimum 5.75kg)Ainsdale (Village). .. .. .. .. .. .. .01704 574069Birkdale (Village) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .01704 567073Formby (Village) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .01704 872075Ormskirk (Town Centre) .. .. .. .01695 570600Kew (in Dobbies) .. .. .. .. .. .. .01704 550437Dockside (Liverpool). .. .. .. .. 0151 255 0808Email .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. orders@broughs.com