The volunteer knitter
Adele Hall, 80, from Somerset is a volunteer knitter "I've knitted since I was 7 or 8 years old. I used to knit clothes for my family, and it has only been in recent years that I have started buying clothes. "I joined Community Service Volunteer's RSVP's voluntary knitting group because I enjoy knitting and if I can do some good then even better. “We knit trauma teddies for children at home and abroad as well as premature baby clothes. “The group meets once a month but we knit on our own at home as well. I have also taken finished garments to local hospitals or to depots ready to betaken overseas. Our thanks to The 'V' Word , which aims to challenge perceptions of ageing and promote volunteering to people over 55. Written by Sally Williams
This article was created: 22 August 2006.
This article was last edited: 13 November 2006.
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