Celebrity gardener supports fundraising event for family support charity

Alan Titchmarsh, one of the most recognizable faces in gardening, has offered his support to Home-Start's national fundraising event, The Big Tea Party, by signing a limited edition watering can teapot, (donated by The Teapottery), for the fundraising auction. As patron for Home-Start Weywater, Alan is aware of the vital support Home-Start offers its families.

Home-Start - the UK's leading family support charity, is holding its national fundraising event The Big Tea Party, between the 1^st and 31^st May 2008, to help raise thousands of pounds for families and children who are struggling to cope with one or more children under the age of five years. As part of the month- long campaign, an ebay auction has been set up to raise the profile of the campaign and much needed funds.

The winning bidder will receive a limited edition watering can teapot signed by Alan Titchmarsh. The teapot was chosen to tie in with the theme of the fundraising event, The Big Tea Party.

To start bidding please visit our website- www.home-start.org.uk/bigteaparty
where you will find details on how to view our auction, which runs from 16^th- 25^th May 2008.

Other ebay items include:

• VIP tour of Hamleys toy shop including; lunch, a £200 voucher and a personal shopper.
• A signed autobiography of BBC sports personality of the year- Joe Calzaghe
• 'I'm a little teapot' t-shirt signed by Graham Norton
• Round of golf at St Andrews and an overnight stay at the Fairmont Hotel
• 4 tickets for a Japanese tea ceremony

And more........

Sue Peake- Redhead, Corporate Fundraising Officer at Home-Start, said "This is the first time we have considered an e bay auction as part of our national fundraising campaign. I have been overwhelmed by the generosity of so many positive responses from companies and celebrities alike."

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Contact information:

Jo McLeish, Press and PR Officer t: 0870 220 6713; e: jmcleish@home-start.org.uk

Notes to Editors:

To register to hold a Home-Start Big Tea Party and receive your fundraising pack, visit www.home-start.org.uk/bigteaparty or call Home-Start on 0870 220 6701.

Home-Start is the UK's leading family support charity. We recruit and train volunteers to support parents with at least one child under the age of five. Our home visiting work is unique in the UK. The charity was set up in 1973 and now supports nearly 35,000 families and over 71,000 children each year. Almost 16,000 volunteers visit families in their own homes - parents supporting other parents in a variety of situations including isolation, bereavement, multiple births, illness or disability.

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