Friday, June 6, 2025
Teesdale Mercury
  • News
  • Features
  • Test Drive
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Art & Leisure
  • Buy your paper
  • Buy our photos
  • Digital edition
  • Contact
No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Features
  • Test Drive
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Art & Leisure
  • Buy your paper
  • Buy our photos
  • Digital edition
  • Contact
No Result
View All Result
Teesdale Mercury
No Result
View All Result
ADVERTISEMENT

Let’s do it for Abigail’ – fundraising head shave and body wax event planned for poorly eight-year-old

by Martin Paul
July 23, 2021
in News
Let’s do it for Abigail’ – fundraising head shave and body wax event planned for poorly eight-year-old

FUNDRAISER: Poorly Abigail Ford's grandmother Gina Russell and store manager Shane Carter are inviting people to watch Oliviers Furniture Shop staff brave head shaves and body waxing

STAFF at a Barnard Castle furniture shop are to brave public head shaves and body waxing in support of a colleague’s poorly grandchild.
A display window at Oliviers Furniture Shop, on Galgate, will be taken over for the shave and waxing event on Saturday, August 14, in a bid to raise cash for eight-year-old Abigail Ford who was diagnosed with neuroblastoma in May.
Her grandmother, Gina Russell, has worked at the shop for the past ten years and the idea to hold a fundraising day was made by owner Paul Olivier. Mrs Russell said: “As you can appreciate it has been a devastating time for the family since Abigail was diagnosed.
“Oliviers, as a local family owned and family run business with family values, has been very supportive of me since her diagnosis – they are wonderful.
“We are very thankful as a family for all of the support that we have received from everywhere, and I am particularly grateful for the support of my boss and colleagues.”
Cash raised during the event will be divided equally between the Abigail Ford Fund and Young Lives vs Cancer. People are now being invited to the store at 2pm on the day to watch staff take on their different challenges and to make a donation.
People can also visit justgiving.com/crowdfunding/oliviersfightagainstcancer to make a contribution.
The store would also like to here from local hairdressers and beauticians who can help do the shaves and waxing on the day. Those who can help can call the shop on 01833 631555.
Mrs Russell praised her granddaughter’s resilience following the diagnosis.
The proud grandmother said: “She is taking it in her stride – she is an amazing little girl. Her granddad bought her a dinosaur joke book and she has been reading that to her family.”

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Previous Post

Test Drive: The New Seat Leon PHEV

Next Post

Lands secure cup while seeking league promotion

ADVERTISEMENT
No Result
View All Result

Stay connected

Facebook Twitter
ADVERTISEMENT

Most popular

Happy birthday to life-changing group

Happy birthday to life-changing group

June 4, 2025
1940s hut to be knocked down behind primary school

1940s hut to be knocked down behind primary school

June 3, 2025
Tributes to former nurse and charity worker

Tributes to former nurse and charity worker

June 6, 2025
Royal date for youngsters to collect awards

Royal date for youngsters to collect awards

June 5, 2025
Barnard Castle promoted to Wearside League Premier Division

Barnard Castle promoted to Wearside League Premier Division

June 3, 2025
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT

15C Harmire Enterprise Park
Barnard Castle
Co Durham
DL12 8BN

Email: [email protected]

Registered in England as Barrnon Media Limited. No: 12475190

VAT registration number: 343486488

Explore

  • Art & Leisure
  • Business
  • Country Life
  • Features
  • News
  • Sport
  • Test Drive
  • Digital edition

Useful links

  • Contact Us
  • Advertise
  • Buy your paper
  • Photosales
  • Digital edition
  • About us

Follow us on

© Barrnon Media Limited 2025

Terms & Conditions / Privacy Policy / Cookie Policy

This website and its associated newspaper are members of the Independent Press Standards Organisation
No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Features
  • Test Drive
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Art & Leisure
  • Buy your paper
  • Buy our photos
  • Digital edition
  • Contact

© 2024