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The Butterfly Garden,
Bamfurlong Lane,
Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire.
GL51 6SL
01452 - 713068

What a Truly Amazing Day

£2,600 what a result !!

tea with the Mayor, a massage,
even a theatrical play,
all in 12 hours in a Phone Box...

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Chris Evans spent 12 hours in that box as a sponsored event in support of  The Butterfly Garden. We were hoping this Easter to complete 250 metres of pathway to provide wheelchair access to a wildlife garden.
This event would see it happen, and it sure did !

This was the agenda for that fateful day :-
  • AT 8.00 AM A LONE SCOTTISH PIPER WILL PIPE CHRIS INTO THE BOX.
    THE PHONE WILL RING TO CONFIRM HIS ARRIVAL
  • JUST AFTER 8.00 AM A TEAM OF LANDSCAPERS WILL ARRIVE AND THEY WILL BUILD A GARDEN AROUND THE BOX.
  • AT APROXIMATELY 9.00 AM THE POSTMAN WILL CALL TO DELIVER MAIL
  • SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE BOX WILL BE FITTED WITH CARPET.
  • AT 11.00, CHRIS WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF THE PHONE BOX CAKE. A SUBSTANTIAL (15X15 SQUARE) DONATED COMMEMORATIVE CAKE WHICH IS TO BE RAFFLED.
  • AT 12.00 NOON THE PIPER WILL RETURN.
  • AT 2.00 PM THE THEATRE COMPANY ' PHONE BOX PRODUCTIONS' WILL ARRIVE AND AT 2.15 PM THERE WILL BE A PERFORMANCE OF THE CLASSIC "A PHOENIX TOO FREQUENT" FROM THE BOX.
  • AT 3.00 PM THE MAYOR OF TEWKESBURY COUNCILLOR PAUL OCKELTON WILL CALL AND TAKE AFTERNOON TEA IN THE BOX.
  • AT 5.00 PM A MYSTERY GUEST WILL CALL IN
  • AT 8.00 PM THE PIPER WILL RETURN AND WILL PLAY A LAMENT TO THE DEPARTED AND CHRIS WILL LEAVE THE BOX.

The day was filled with spontaneous visitors who had heard about the event,
"it was a very powerful experience, the support shown was totally amazing..."

some of the days antics....(please be patient while the photos load..)
Tea with the Mayor
The Theatre Company, `Phone Box Productions`
great day for a picnic
home from home
"did I smell fresh roses ? "
must have been `dial a curry`

This page will be updated further, but in the mean time Chris wishes to extend a very warm and heartfelt thanks to everyone for their tremendous help and support....

and finally,
was it worth it? - you bet !!

below is what your help and contributions made possible...
smile youre on camera...
...it`s a wrap....
  

   

a superb tarmac path to provide wheelchair access to a wildlife garden (13/4/2006)

special thanks to englisphoneboxes.com for their help providing a beautiful Red Phone Box
butterfly
Registered charity
no. 1133233

"The flap of a butterfly wing in America can cause an earthquake in China" - The Butterfly Effect
The Butterfly Garden is supported by a group of volunteers and is of charitable purpose.
We are a member of THRIVE the horticultural therapy charity.
If you want to know more about our work or feel like offering some help
or telephone 01452-713068.

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