Dolls House Parade

We are proud to share with you the following collection of houses from one of Dolls House Parade's most loyal and long-standing customers - Mavis Worth.

Mavis is a retired school headmistress and following her retirement she led a busy life ­ finding time to pursue her hobbies, which included music and painting etc. Unfortunately her happy retirement was tragically interrupted when her husband, Victor, developed cancer. Mavis devoted her time to nursing him until he passed away in May of 1990. The void left in her life, by this tragedy needed to be filled and she decided that there was enough time in her busy life to add another hobby to the already long list.

So it was that her dolls house collection started in 1991. One thing led to another and the projects flowed thick and fast - often being based on memories from her own life, such as the grocers her parents used to own; the pub from the local village; the school which formed such a large part of her life; and the church where she was married. Before long it was getting to the stage where a "town planner" was needed.

Mavis decided to devote a room in her house for her expanding "town" and she now saw an opportunity where her hobby could not only give her pleasure but also benefit others. Since the death of Victor, Mavis had worked tirelessly at fund raising for various charities. Her idea was to create a small museum, which the public could visit, and by asking her guests for a small donation this could go straight to charity. As usual Mavis willingly gave her time and hospitality freely and to date hundreds of visitors have seen the collection and contributions totaling more than £5,500 have been raised for various good causes.

Rather than support just one charity Mavis prefers to spread her donations. These have included the Macmillan Cancer Fund, Parkinson's Disease Charity, and donations are currently being given to help purchase audio equipment for physically and mentally impaired children. Mavis has one main concern when she deals with a charity - and that is that she can actually see the money being put to good use, which is why she now concentrates on smaller charity projects. With these she can actually go and see the benefits of her work.

We hope you will enjoy a stroll through Mavis Worth's Miniature World. If you would like to make a charitable contribution, after visiting the "Internet Museum" please click on the "Donate" button below. This will take you to a "product" in our Internet Shop and simply order the "product" in the normal manner. Dolls House Parade will deduct no fees and 100% of all your donations will go direct to charity.

Donations received to date

30th June 2004

£55.00

If you would like to visit the collection; which is in Bexley, Kent, England ­ please contact us and we will gladly pass on your request to Mavis.

Tel: 020 8295 0688 or Fax: 020 8295 1061

e-mail: enquiries@dhpf.co.uk

N.B. Because the collection is private, permission for visits may be limited. Please note also that the collection is not open to children under 12 years old.

Thank you.

Friendly Staff

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