Churchill link sees Bank of England partner with Haven House Children’s Hospice
Melanie May | 2 December 2016 | News
The Bank of England has made Haven House Children’s Hospice a Charity of the Year as a result of its historical links with Sir Winston Churchill and its support for local Woodford Green families.
Haven House is located at The White House (main image) in Woodford Green’s Mallinson Park, which was previously frequented by Churchill during his time as the local MP for Woodford. It was nominated by Bank of England member of staff Alison Curtiss because of its links, which tied in with this year’s launch of the new £5 note featuring Churchill.
Curtiss said:
“I nominated Haven House Children’s Hospice as it is a very worthy charity, located close to the Bank’s site in Debden. Given the recent launch of the New Fiver, featuring Sir Winston Churchill, I felt it would be particularly poignant for the Bank to support a charity so close to its note production site and also in Churchill’s former constituency.”
The Bank of England’s Charity of the Year partnership with Haven House will run until November 2017 and will see employees both fundraise and volunteer with the hospice.
The Churchills with Sir Stuart and Lady Mallinson at The White House in 1955 (Photo courtesy of Terence Mallinson)
Advertisement
About Melanie May
Melanie May is a journalist and copywriter specialising in writing both for and about the charity and marketing services sectors since 2001. She can be reached via thepurplepim.com.