THE Walled Gardens of Cannington, part of Bridgwater & Taunton College, was delighted to support a local charity across two days in September.
The Walled Gardens supports the Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance, with all entrance fees from the two special open days donated in memory of Somerset man and short story author, Graham Watts.
Emma Butler, Graham’s daughter and Horticulture Course Leader at BTC said: “Dad was a great storyteller, and under the pseudonym ‘A Passer By’ he wrote and submitted short stories about growing up on a Somerset dairy farm to his monthly local village magazine."
"At Dad’s request, we have compiled his stories, with illustrations by his granddaughter Molly, into a book and are donating proceeds from the sales of the book to the Air Ambulance charity.”
To date, the book sales, Walled Gardens open days and a fundraising evening that Graham’s family held over the summer have raised over £4,000. The family presented a cheque to the Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance at the Walled Gardens on Sunday, September 29.
The book, ‘Somerset Tales of a Passer By’, is still available to purchase at Browne’s Garden Centre outside of Wells, the Bird in Westhay, and at the shop in the Walled Gardens of Cannington.
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