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Dec 2022
Harrogate man donates money raised from garden display to the Philippines
A Harrogate man is donating money raised from his garden display to the Philippines.
Paul Ivison, of Mayfield Terrace, decorates his garden with themed displays at different points in the year.
Mr. Ivison, who has lived in the area for 15 years, told the Stray Ferret it takes him about three hours to put together the display.
He said:
Last year, his garden had 12 trees but this year he has 18 trees in his display.
Mr. Ivison tries to stay sustainable when creating his display, sourcing his Christmas trees from Freecycle and Freegle which are both charity organisations that aim to increase reuse and reduce landfill with a service where people can give away things that would have been thrown away.
Paul Ivison will be reusing the trees through the organisations Freegle and Freecycle
In December 2021, he started fundraising by selling toys to raise money for family homes that were destroyed by typhoon Rai that hit the Philippines last year.
He raised £700 which was used to make repairs.
This year, he will be sending any money raised to a Catholic priest, who will distribute it to those he can help after another typhoon hit the North of the country on November 23.
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Mr. Ivison said the people of Harrogate enjoy his garden:
Mr. Ivison has more than 200 toys on display and for sale with more being added every day.
The Christmas display will be up until January 9. Donations can be made here.
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