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@dolls-house-parade.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
Professional Service
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4a,
Royal Parade, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 6NR UK
Telephone: 020 8295 0688 Fax: 020 8295 1061
International - Tel: +44 20 8295 0688 Fax: +44 20 8295
1061
Email: enquiries@dolls-house-parade.co.uk
