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Yard sale raises over £1,400 from second annual event
Nearly 90 people 'signed' up to take part in this year's Whittlesey Yard Sale, which raised over £1,400 for causes including Defibrillators For All. - Credit: Fenland Youth Radio/RWT Photography
From the helm of a ship to children’s toys, the second Whittlesey Yard Sale proved successful yet again raising over £1,400.
Stallholders from the town, as well as surrounding villages including Coates and Eastrea, joined in the second annual event, organised by Sandra Donnachie where each paid £10 ahead to charity.
Last year’s event saw £1,000 received in donations, but from this year’s showcase on Sunday, August 1, over £1,400 had been raised for different causes, including charity Defibrillators For All.
Nearly 90 people 'signed' up to take part in this year's Whittlesey Yard Sale, which raised over £1,400 for causes including Defibrillators For All. - Credit: Fenland Youth Radio/RWT Photography
Nearly 90 people 'signed' up to take part in this year's Whittlesey Yard Sale, which raised over £1,400 for causes including Defibrillators For All. - Credit: Fenland Youth Radio/RWT Photography
One resident who took part in the yard sale said that despite the mixed weather, they would most certainly do it again.
“It’s a tried – and for Whittlesey tested – formula and on Sunday nearly 90 homes ‘signed’ to take part,” they said.
“But as one of those who helped to organise the day noted ‘sorry I wasn’t able to control the weather folks’ and indeed that was the case.”
Nearly 90 people 'signed' up to take part in this year's Whittlesey Yard Sale, which raised over £1,400 for causes including Defibrillators For All. - Credit: Fenland Youth Radio/RWT Photography
Nearly 90 people 'signed' up to take part in this year's Whittlesey Yard Sale, which raised over £1,400 for causes including Defibrillators For All. - Credit: Fenland Youth Radio/RWT Photography
The resident added: “By the time the intermittent rain had decided to pack up and go away, it was a case of mixed results for the eager vendors.
“But all agreed they would do it again – Brits taking on the weather and donating to a good cause at the same time did what the sun was late doing.”
Nearly 90 people 'signed' up to take part in this year's Whittlesey Yard Sale, which raised over £1,400 for causes including Defibrillators For All. - Credit: Fenland Youth Radio/RWT Photography
Nearly 90 people 'signed' up to take part in this year's Whittlesey Yard Sale, which raised over £1,400 for causes including Defibrillators For All. - Credit: Fenland Youth Radio/RWT Photography
Nearly 90 people 'signed' up to take part in this year's Whittlesey Yard Sale, which raised over £1,400 for causes including Defibrillators For All. - Credit: Fenland Youth Radio/RWT Photography
Nearly 90 people 'signed' up to take part in this year's Whittlesey Yard Sale, which raised over £1,400 for causes including Defibrillators For All. - Credit: Fenland Youth Radio/RWT Photography
Nearly 90 people 'signed' up to take part in this year's Whittlesey Yard Sale, which raised over £1,400 for causes including Defibrillators For All. - Credit: Fenland Youth Radio/RWT Photography
Nearly 90 people 'signed' up to take part in this year's Whittlesey Yard Sale, which raised over £1,400 for causes including Defibrillators For All. - Credit: Fenland Youth Radio/RWT Photography
Nearly 90 people 'signed' up to take part in this year's Whittlesey Yard Sale, which raised over £1,400 for causes including Defibrillators For All. - Credit: Fenland Youth Radio/RWT Photography
