For the second time this year, Winchester Soroptimists took a stand at the Sunday Cattle Market car boot sale in Winchester.
Winchester City Council made the offer at short notice. It was good to add this to our calendar on 24 October. As the registered charity for the event, we were able to collect the rents from those taking a stand. We also had our own stand.
This car boot sale is very successful. Members from the Winchester club brought a good selection of items to be sold. We did the same event in June when we had lovely weather. It wasn’t as warm at this time of year but it was dry and there was a good turnout of sellers and buyers.
Winchester City Council grants a different charity each week the right to collect rents from the vendors at the car boot sale. Julie Blackwell, Treasurer said, “It is a wonderful community spirited thing to do. We enjoyed meeting local people and made a total of £450 which will go towards our charitable projects.”
It boosted the charity funds for the Christmas period, enabling donations to the local charities in Winchester.
It also gave members an opportunity to talk to potential members and explain Soroptimism and what we do.
