Volunteers Sewing for the NHS

Becton Rotary Club, near New Milton are fully involved with the 'New Forest Sewing for the NHS' project.

Gavin Jones in Sway, originally set up the project and thought he would have 20 volunteers with sewing machines and that he could pop around to pick up and deliver the bags. It seems the project has quickly grown more than he expected.

Becton Rotary Club joined New Forest Sewing for the NHS on the 5th April and coordinate volunteers making drawstring bags at home for NHS staff to take their uniforms home to place straight into the wash, which in turn reduces the risk of cross contamination to their families.

The aim now is to provide scrubs, scrub bags and masks/headbands to the local NHS, and the Hospitals cannot receive enough.

In the first 7 days over 1000 bags have been donated to Lymington, Southampton and Bournemouth Hospitals - and people continue sewing!

The picture above shows Terry and Debbie proudly displaying some
of the many scrubs bags picked up from the drop off points.
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Becton Rotary Club are organising the logistics and they have drop off & collection points in Milford on Sea. They can also supply some material if required.

If you are handy with a sewing machine, or happy to collect or deliver, and would like to get involved, please contact Terry at:
treasurer@bectonrotary.org.uk

Becton Rotary Club have set up a a Just Giving page to help raise the funds required to maintain an adequate supply of materials. To find out more or to donate please click here. Donations of any size are gratefully received. As we write they have £120 of a £1000 target.

Beckton Rotary Club
Keith Williams - treasurer@bectonrotary.org.uk