Wool for Welfare Foundation

22/02/2025

We are super excited to see what culinary masterpieces are whipped up in the Kitchen at the pop-up kitchen fundraiser hosted by Cheshire and Oldfield at Dersingham Village Hall this Sunday 23rd!

Soups, toasties, tea and cake, it certainly sounds like a delicious stop for everyone!

BIG NEWS 📣

Get Ready for our very first Cheshire and Oldfield Pop-Up Kitchen Experience!

Join us at Dersingham Village Centre this Sunday for our first of many, in-aid of pop-up kitchens.

Date: Sunday 23 February
Time: 10am-3pm
Place: Dersingham Village Centre, Manor Road, Dersingham
In aid of: Wool for Welfare

You will be able to enjoy this delicious home cooked mouth-watering menu!

- honey roasted parsnip soup
- spicy tomato soup
- freshly baked rolls and cheese scones
- jacket potatoes with cheese, beans or tuna
- Eton mess and Malteser cheescakes from the lovely Gemma, a local supplier at Rustic Cheesecakes
- Victoria sponge, lemon or carrot cupcakes made by our talented Dersingham baker Aline.

A donation from the proceeds of the pop up kitchen will go to the Flock Ewe Foundation - who through using the 'Wool for Welfare' initiative support King's Lynn schoolchildren raising funds for essential supplies like woolly hats and stationery. (You can find out more about wool for welfare at www.flockewe.shop).

29/11/2024

Our Wool Boxes are perfect if you are stuck for a Christmas gift this festive season.

Each Box contains 100g of Raw Wool Fleece which can be hung out for birds to make their nests from or to put over pots to keep your plants frost-free. The uses of this natural wonder-material is seemingly never ending. 🪴

Available from our small concession in Cheshire and Oldfield at St Nicholas Court (next to the Doctor's Surgery), why not stop by to support a local charity and have a chat with a member of the C&O team about the wonders of wool!

The proceeds from these boxes then help to set up hot meal clubs, provide school supplies, and give woolly hats and gloves to children in West Norfolk. 🧤

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Don't forget our fundraiser being held on 21st December at 7:30pm at Cheshire and Oldfield, with drinks and carols, the evening will lead up to the Grand Raffle draw with prizes donated from a range of local businesses.

22/11/2024

"Happy Friday!" from the Wool for Welfare Chief-Morale-Officer, Woolliam.

The Foundation raises money to fund hot meal clubs and provide school supplies to primary schools in West Norfolk. It raises this money through the kind donations of the public or through sponsorship of indiviudals or businesses (running 5km's or setting up coffee mornings). 🏃

The Foundation also receives raw Wool Fleece from local smallholders and farmers, this wool is packaged up and then sold to raise funds. The raw wool fleece is a masterpiece of natural fibres; it can be used in hanging baskets or pots to insultate and retain moisture. It can be dug into the ground to deter deer from nibbling on your plants, it can also be laid around plants and act as a slug deterent! 🐌

The birds even love the wool. Simply pop some in a bird feeder and they will build and repair their nests all year round with the snuggly insulating fibre! 🪺

These Raw Wool boxes provide you with 100g of local, raw wool fleece for use in your garden, all we ask for is a nominal suggested donation of £10.

Get in contact in the comments or direct message to find out more about our Raw Wool boxes, and help us help the children of West Norfolk!

20/11/2024

The Lamb and Businesswoman who inspired us all. ✨

Little Woolliam was born premature and was rejected by his mother. Luckily though local shepherdess and businesswoman, Amanda Oldfield, was on hand to help! Amanda adopted Woolliam into her flock and loved and nurtured him through his youngest months.

At the same time Amanda was hearing stories of children in King's Lynn going days without a hot meal and primary schools with wish-lists full of school supplies. Woolliam's sweet nature and the need to relieve local poverty inspired Amanda and so The Wool for Welfare Foundation was born. 🎉

The Foundation accepts donations, supports indiviudals and businesses who wish to sponsor the charity (through runs, walks or coffee mornings) and also sells raw wool products which have been donated by local smallholders and farmers. 🐑

Like and Follow to see how our journey unfolds, and drop us a message to get your hands on a raw Wool box which can be used in flowers beds, hanging baskets or even in bird feeders to for your garden birds to make their nests from.

19/11/2024

We’re absolutely thrilled to share our Wool for Welfare wool boxes with you! For a suggested donation of just £10.00, each delightful box includes 100 grams of raw wool fibre, and best of all, 100% of the proceeds go directly to supporting local schools and care providers to help children in poverty.

Wool truly is a miracle fibre and is incredibly fantastic for gardens this time of year! It helps protect plants from frost while locking in moisture, ensuring the soil doesn't dry out in the wind. Although our wool boxes are small, they can make a huge difference.

Wool for Welfare boxes can be found at Cheshire and Oldfield Dersingham for a suggested donation of £10.00 per box.

19/11/2024

It was great hearing Harry from Cheshire and Oldfield talk with the team at KL1 Radio about their amazing range of Beds and Mattresses as well as the wonderful winter fundraiser being hosted at the Cheshire and Oldfield Store in December!

The free to attend event will be filled with raffles, carols and drinks ... the fundraiser will be a wonderful way to spread some Christmas cheer this December and hopefully raise money for Hot Meal Clubs and school supplies via our Foundation.

Get ready for an exciting morning! Join us and at our showroom today from 8 am to 10 am. Let’s kickstart this winter morning together in style! Don’t miss out!

18/11/2024

Hello World 👋

We are the Wool for Welfare Foundation, a West Norfolk based Charity which raises money to fund hot meal clubs, provide school supplies, and give away wooly hats and gloves to primary school children in West Norfolk. 📚

Founded by local businesswoman, Amanda Oldfield, we strive to relieve poverty and provide welfare to the children of West Norfolk. We raise funds through a number of means, but one of them is the sale of wool products which have been donated by local farmers and smallholders.

Like and Follow our page to stay up to date with our fundraising activities and to find out how you can help us help the children of West Norfolk. Plus you'll get to see plenty more photos of the adorable Woolliam (in the picture below) our Chief-Morale-Officer and the lamb who inspired the charity. 🐑