B&Q have responded to the petition and made a donation of £8,000. Alex, Colin, Sarah and the rest of the team would like to thank everyone who supported putting pressure on B&Q to make a donation and of course to B&Q for then donating £8,000. The Daily Mirror who ran the B&Q promotion in question are also donating £1,000!
B&Q are using photos of the Christmas Lights display at 1 Longford Road in Melksham in their advertising over the Christmas period. As these lights are there to raise much needed funds for cancer hospice Dorothy House, we are calling on B&Q to match the contributions made by members of the public.
Why is this important?
B&Q have refused to make any contribution towards this cause, despite being contacted and invited to do so. They are using photos of the amazing work done by these volunteers for their own commercial gain without any concern about how they are exploiting a fundraising activity for a much loved local cancer care hospice. Other local businesses have donated towards the display and their products are being shown as if they were from B&Q.
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B&Q have responded to the petition and made a donation of £8,000. Please read the statement below from Colin and Alex Colin, Alex and all the team who help with the 1 Longford Road Christmas Lights are delighted that B&Q have finally accepted the moral responsibility to support the charitable cause the lights are in aid of. We are truly grateful for the initial payment of £8,000 and hope that B&Q, who have only made this gesture following over 3,000 people signing the online petition, will honour all that people have asked for and fully match the donations made by the general public. We would like to thank everyone who has signed the petition to date, and would encourage people to continue to sign the petition to help remind B&Q what the people have said on this.
Alex, Colin, Sarah and the rest of the team would like to thank everyone who supported putting pressure on B&Q to make a donation and of course to B&Q for then donating £8,000. A great result for Dorothy House! Many of you supported the call for B&Q to match contributions made by the public but some of you felt that B&Q had now done their bit, albeit after your demonstration of support. The various messages have got through to B&Q so, everything considered, we are backing off from pushing further and concentrating on what this is all about and that's bringing a smile to faces and raising money for a great and deserving cause, Dorothy House. We must also mention that the Daily Mirror who ran the B&Q promotion in question are donating £1,000 for which we are also very grateful.
