Skip to main content

Details

Daughter of long term hospice volunteer to walk Sunrise Sparkle in memory of "the best mum”

12 Sep 2025

After participating in three Sparkle Walks with her mum, Tanya is now walking with her own daughters in memory of her beloved mum, Pamela.

Read More

Big Fish Lottery player "amazed" to win top prize

10 Sep 2025

Marie signed up to our weekly lottery draw to give something back to St Andrew’s Hospice, and was delighted to be one of our recent jackpot winners!

Read More

DH Tuck sponsors Sunrise Sparkle

6 Aug 2025

Their support will play a vital role in raising funds for St Andrew’s Hospice.

Read More

Special thank you to two "true hospice ambassadors"

30 Jul 2025

Keith and Judy Clifton have raised over £16,500 for St Andrew's Hospice, whilst shining a light on the true meaning of hospice care.

Read More

Penny's doll spa

15 Jul 2025

Penny rescues dolls from the Immingham store and gives them a new lease of life!

Read More
1234567
Penny's doll spa
Eleanor Crowther
/ Categories: , Latest News

Penny's doll spa

This is Penny and she rescues dolls from the Immingham store and gives them a new lease of life!

It all started back in 2018 when she bought a doll from one of the shops. She explained: “I got charged the wrong price for it and so I knitted her a dress and took it back to the Immingham shop. I then bought another doll from a car boot sale, did the same thing and took it to the shop for them to sell. The manager at the time said: “If I give you some dolls, would you be able to do something with them?” and it just snowballed. It’s become a full-time job!”

Sophie, the current manager, said: “When I moved to this shop in 2023, I would always see her popping in. Once I caught wind that this is what she does, I began keeping an eye out for toys that could use a bit of TLC as well as extra wool or other materials that she could make use of that would otherwise go to waste.”

Penny now comes once a month to drop off any dolls that she’s fixed and pick up new ones. When asked what made her decide to do this, she replied: “It gives me a sense of fulfilment because you’re doing something to help people. I clean them, put new limbs on them, make them unique clothing, no doll is the same. For a few pounds, children have something at Christmas or on their birthday rather than nothing, that’s why I do it.”

Sophie added: “They sell really well at Christmas time. Penny’s given up so much time to fix these dolls. She is so talented and you can tell how much love and joy she gets out of doing it.

“It puts such a smile on her face when she comes in and shows us everything that she's done. She's only recently started sewing the clothes. She normally crochets and knits them, but she wanted to challenge herself. I think it's brilliant! It’s never going to be enough but, on behalf of all of us, I just want to say a big, big thank you.”

To anyone also wanting to help the hospice in some way, Penny says: “If you've got a talent, be it weaving or knitting or whatever, and you're in a position to use your hobby in other ways to help other people, why not? You're showing your talent to others, but it's in a good way, it's for a good cause.”

Previous Article Little Miss Teen East Yorkshire raises thousands for Andy's
Next Article Special thank you to two "true hospice ambassadors"
Print
1232 Rate this article:
5.0
Donate now