The Beekeeper’s Quilt Charity Prize Competition brought to you by UK Handmade and Jelly
Anna Stassen, Editor, UK Handmade:
To celebrate UK Handmade’s third birthday we thought it would be nice to do something to give back to the community. We haven’t been able to put the recent riots out of our minds and we, like many of our readers, felt really depressed and sad that young people had so little to lose that they were rioting. That coupled with the sense that the background issues involved are so very immense and incredibly hard to tackle, not to mention multi-generational made us feel really helpless and despairing.
This got us thinking about supporting a charity that works with children in hard hit areas – who are struggling with anything from gang peer pressure to difficult family situations – and helps them to navigate a way clear of a life of crime. Our chosen charity, NACRO (the crime reduction charity) does just that and, with early intervention and engagement in learning, aims to prevent vulnerable young people from ending up with a life of crime.
“We help to steer over 24,000 children and young people away from drugs and crime, finding new and positive future opportunities.”
With the permission and support of Stephanie Dosen ~Tiny Owl Knits (see her interview on pages 9 to 15 of the Winter issue), UK Handmade have teamed up with Reading-based arts organisation jelly to raise money for this wonderful charity and bring you: The Beekeeper’s Quilt Charity Prize Competition.
The Beekeeper’s Quilt Pattern by Tiny Owl Knits
We are inviting 192 knitters from around the world, who are making the Beekeeper’s Quilt for themselves, to contribute two hexipuffs each to make up an extra special Beekeeper’s Quilt. The hexipuffs should all be sent to our wonderful partner in this charity project, jelly who will host a special stitchathon (sewing day) to make up the finished quilt.
The winner of the prize competition will receive the finished Beekeeper’s Quilt and one of Tiny Owl Knit’s patterns!
Taking part in the hexipuffing
To take part and contribute hexipuffs, simply enter your details into the form on our sign-up page: http://www.ukhandmade.co.uk/beekeepers and your name will be added to the contributors list.
Post your completed two hexipuffs by Tuesday 13th December to:
Hexipuff Department, jelly
42 Market Place
Reading RG1 2DE
Entering the competition to win the finished Beekeeper’s Quilt
(Please read the full terms and conditions of this competition BEFORE entering)
To be in with a chance of winning the finished Beekeeper’s Quilt:
1. Pay the entry fee of £1 by via the PayPal button on the competition page (you may enter as many times as you wish); and
2. Answer the multiple choice question on the competition page.
The competition runs from 1st November ~ 31st December 2011 with all proceeds at the end being donated to NACRO.
About NACRO:
"NACRO is the largest charity in England and Wales dedicated to reducing crime, helping over 83,000 people each year. Our team of over 2,000 staff and volunteers work with a network of partners through projects in 300 communities. Our experience on the ground gives us unrivalled insight into reducing crime, which informs our positive and pragmatic voice in media and policy debates. We exist because we want to do something about the destructive impact of crime on individuals and communities. It creates victims, stifles opportunity, generates fear and hostility, and blights lives. We know that by changing lives we can reduce crime and that by reducing crime we change countless more lives for the better."
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