Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution supporter Penelope Bourdillon will be hosting a garden funday at her home in Beulah to raise money for farmers in financial difficulty.
Penelope, who lives at Gilwern Barn, is a voluntary member of RABI’s Brecon & Radnor committee. The committee is organising the August 21 fundraiser and will be baking cakes for the afternoon tea. The gardens at Penelope’s home will be open for a leisurely wander as well as an adventure playground and games for children.
Contributions for the bring and buy plant stall, table-top sale and cake stall are welcome. Live music will be provided on the day by folk band DiEnw.
RABI is a welfare charity which helps farmers and farmworkers of all ages, giving out grants of around £2m each year in Wales and England. Already this year, RABI has given out more than £23,000 in Brecon & Radnor.
RABI regional manager for Wales, Linda Jones, said: “We would like to thank Penelope for hosting a garden funday at her home. It takes a very special person to open their home to the public and to greet all with kindness and generosity. It will be a lovely afternoon of community socialising.”
Brecon & Radnor committee county chairman Elaine Stephens urged people to support the garden funday. She said: “There are many farming families in hardship. It is a difficult time for many in the farming sector, but we are here to support them and you can see from the grants already provided this year in Brecon & Radnor that we are doing as much as we can to help.”
Admission for the event, which takes place on Sunday, August 21 between 3-6pm, is £2 for adults and free for children.