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Honeypot Children Paint for a Brighter Future
Wednesday, 10 August 2005 00:00

Roke Manor Research, the innovative solutions provider based in Romsey donated £500 to Honeypot, a local charity for disadvantaged children. The money raised at the company’s annual summer garden party and has been used to sponsor Honeypot’s Arts and Craft room for a year.

Carol Prince and Lucy Webb, employees of Roke Manor Research visited Honeypot to hand over a cheque for £500. The money will be used to run the art room and buy arts and crafts equipment and enough face paints to last a year.

Staff at Roke sponsor the arts and crafts room at Honeypot
Staff at Roke sponsor the arts and crafts room at Honeypot
Honeypot provides much needed respite breaks and ongoing long-term support for severely disadvantaged children, under the age of 12, at the beautiful Honeypot House in the New Forest. The children are often young carers looking after their parents alone or those that have experienced abuse or neglect. The centre is staffed primarily by volunteers who encourage the children to learn through play and develop their social skills. It provides children with the opportunity to bake cakes, ride a bike, paddle at the beach, paint a picture or play in safety in the 7 acres of land owned by Honeypot. These are things normally taken for granted but can be first time experiences for these children.

Honeypot House was founded by Lisa Stratton and first opened its doors to children in April 1998. It now helps over 650 children a year. In addition since 2002 it has offered educational respite breaks to teenage mums where they are taught essential life skills about nutrition, baby care and health and safety.

Fundraising Manager, Sarah Quinn said:

"It is only with the help of local companies and supporters that Honeypot is able to offer these life changing experiences to those children that need it most. Honeypot is delighted that that Roke Manor Research has chosen to invest in the arts activities, and is very grateful for their support."