Long standing supporter, Kelvin Reddiciliffe, has donated another £1,275 .

Former cobbler Kelvin Reddicliffe, long standing supporter of St David's Hospice Care, has donated another £1,275 to the charity.

St David’s Hospice Care is indebted to the local community for their ongoing support and fundraising ensures their free care and services can continue to be provided across South-East Wales. A vital supporter of the hospice with this type of support is Kelvin Reddicliffe who has dedicated his time for over many years. Every year since 2013, Kelvin has fundraised and donated to the hospice through unique and popular fundraisers that have brought the community together and often celebrated the rich history of Newport.

*(Prior to supporting St David’s Hospice, Kelvin also regularly made donations to St Anne’s Hospice who later merged with St David’s)

This most recent donation comes from yet another donation of funds raised through the sale of Chartist mural prints and other related Chartist items, which have been available from Arnold’s Electrical Store in Skinner Street, Newport.

Unfortunately, Arnolds is closing after over 200 years. As a staple on the Newport Highstreet, Arnold's Lighting and Electricals has been in Newport since 1808, but at the end of this year, the owners will be closing its doors for a well-deserved retirement. As a brilliant local business, Arnold’s has also been a key supporter in enabling the success of Kelvin’s fundraising, stocking items such as framed Chartist mural pictures to advertise and encourage sales, with 100% of the proceeds donated to charity.

Over the years Kelvin has completed many successful fundraisers - including but not limited to the sales of chartist mural prints, Chartist memorabilia, the sale of signed items such as a snooker cue with signatures from no less than 23 stars at the 2019 Betway UK Snooker Championship including Jimmy White, John Higgins and Ken Doherty, as well as composing and arranging a CD ‘Casnewydd A Celebration’. This unwavering support has seen Kelvin raise well over £20,000 for the hospice; making a significant impact.

Kris Broome, of St David’s Hospice Care, said: “The support Kelvin has given us over the years is quite remarkable. He is a valued supporter, and we thank him for his constant innovation in looking to raise funds for our hospice.”

Kelvin said: "Thank you to Nigel and Paul Merrett and Paul Jones at Arnold’s Electrical Newport for their invaluable help over many years and affording me a great deal of shop space to display my Chartist items for charity. Also, Euro Gallery based in the Kingsway Shopping Centre, David Mayer and Oliver Budd who granted me permission to reproduce his late father’s iconic work “The Chartist Mural” for charitable causes."