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The brand
new Spice Master Restaurant at The Pink Cottage, Commonside Road,
Harlow, held its official launch night on Monday 6th August with a
fund-raising event on behalf of St Clare Hospice. Around 100 diners
together with the Chairman of Harlow Council, Councillor Lorna
Spenceley accompanied by her escort Mr Nick Spenceley, who were
Guests of Honour, enjoyed gourmet Bangladeshi and Indian cuisine and
toasted the opening with champagne.
Cabaret was
provided by the talented Paul Cantara, a popular choice who performed
standards from The Kings Of Swing - Sinatra, Dean Martin and Nat King
Cole - with amusing renditions of Chas' n' Dave, The Big Bopper and
Elvis thrown in for good measure. Tributes to Robbie Williams and the
latino songs of Ricky Martin got diners sashaying onto the dance
floor, and the show ended with a dramatic Freddie Mercury set.
As well as
donating a percentage of dinner takings, an auction was held to help
raise money for St Clare Hospice. Prizes provided by Julie Hewlett,
Hospice Facilities Manager, included a round of golf for 4 donated by
East Hertfordshire Golf Course worth £100; 2 tickets donated by
Tottenham Hotspur and a boxed bottle of vintage port worth £50.
There was also a Spice Master dinner for 2 worth £60 donated by
the Harlow venue; and a hamper of Kingfisher Premium Lager donated by
Kingfisher, worth £50. The total amount raised for St. Clare
Hospice was £1,500.
The Harlow
restaurant is the third in the Spice Master group, which already has
highly successful venues in Kent - in Canterbury and Bexley. Spice
Master has a reputation for providing quality restaurants with good
service, fine cuisine and wines and a well thought-out cabaret
programme. The Bexley venue has raised over £21,000 to date for
local and international charities, with Canterbury and Harlow set to
follow suit.
St Clare
Hospice serves the whole of West Essex and the neighbouring part of
East Hertfordshire with a wide range of hospice services offered free
of charge to patients. Their team of specially trained doctors,
nurses, counsellors and volunteers work closely with the medical
professionals in the community to ensure that patients receive the
best care both in the Hospice and at home.
The In-Patient
Unit overlooking beautiful Hospice gardens was opened in January
2000. Committed to delivering holistic care, the Hospice looks after
carers and families as well as patients, with 'open visiting' so that
loved ones may stay overnight if appropriate, with children and pets
also made to feel welcome as visitors. There is also a Day Hospice
for patients with life-limiting illnesses, who need a change of
scene, rest, relaxation and expert compassionate help. In cases of
bereavement, the Family Support Team cares for family, friends and
local community members, and there is also a specialist children's counsellor.
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