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Tickled pink! Best window

displays for Cancer Research UK

Three winners have been chosen as
having the best window displays for the an-
nual Little’Pink’Borough and Milnrow’Pink’Hey
cancer awareness campaigns.

The Gallows pub and Rebecca’s Café were
named as joint winners for Milnrow’Pink’Hey,
whilst The Ark Nursery won the title for
Little’Pink’Borough.

Littleborough’s displays were judged by
councillors Ashley Dearnley and John Taylor, as well as other pink displays. They also held
whilst Milnrow and Newhey’s were judged by two afternoon teas and a raffle to raise funds.
councillors Andy Kelly and Dave Bamford, and
Kath O’Donnell, one of the organisers. The event is organised by The Three
Amigos FUNdraising Group, Tracey Jacobs and
Councillors Dearnley and Taylor were very Suzanne Gumbley, who said: “Thank you to
impressed with the amount of work, time, everyone for taking part. We have had lots of
effort that had gone into the many windows at supporters again this year including nurseries
The Ark, each with different messages of hope, and schools, who have done various
awareness, joined by the children in creating fundraising events.
fantastic displays.
“There were some outstanding displays and we
Rebecca’s Café had many messages in their are extremely grateful for all who have
window display and also made homemade supported us and taken the time to create the
cookies in love heart shapes with pink bras on pink displays that really brighten the villages up
them; each cookie sold saw a donation made and is a talking point raising awareness.”
towards the charity.
Littleborough’s pink campaign is in its seventh
The Gallows featured hand-painted windows year and Milnrow’Pink’Hey is in its second year.
featuring a tree of life and hope, the Cancer Last year’s event raised a combined £18,000
Research logo, different bras on washing lines, for Cancer Research UK.

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