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03

Aug 2020

Last Updated: 03/08/2020

District girlguides launch fundraiser to save residential centre

by Newsroom

| 03 Aug, 2020
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For Girlguiding North Yorkshire West, the pandemic has "seriously hampered" its hope of completing its new residential centre, Birk Crag. An online auction has been launched to raise the final funds needed.

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Girlguiding North Yorkshire West has launched an online auction to help raise funds to complete the build of its new residential centre.

The building of the Birk Crag Centre on the outskirts of Harrogate is in its final phase but needs an additional £30,000 to finish.

The new centre will include a hall seating 120 people, activity and meeting rooms, a dining room and kitchen, as well as residential accommodation sleeping 40.

An online auction was launched on Saturday and will remain open until August 8. People can bid on a range of items and experiences including a Grantley Hall spa day experience, family tickets to local attractions such as Harewood House and the Jorvik Viking Centre, as well as a two-hour career coaching session from Sea Light Development.



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County commissioner Angie Lockwood said:

"We've come so far in our journey to build Birk Crag Centre, but there's a real risk we won't get this last phase of the build completed. We need to raise an additional £30,000 for doors, internal walls, staircase and fire alarm, and the auction marks the start of our activity to achieve this."




The new centre will be used by girlguides from across the district as well as members of the local community. For more information and to make a bid visit https://www.jumblebee.co.uk/auction/detail/auction_id/4517/. 

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