Festive basket by Miles - age 4
In the run up to Christmas we have been running a Christmas competition via our factory shop. Since November customers far and wide have been picking up baskets from our shop manager Joan, making a donation for each basket, and returning the baskets for judging by our chocolatiers. Now we are proud to announce the lucky winners! Drum roll…
First prize: Eileen Lewis
Second prize: Wilma Goldstone
Third prize: S. McLuckie
We received some adorable kids entries and awarded surprise prizes of handmade chocolate santas to Miles Clarke, Morgan Pitfield and Sandra.
We are pleased to announce we raised £30 for Dorset West Country Hospital’s Boost charity 2011 digital mamography appeal. In addition to this, we have also stayed true to our values to do to the right thing to look after the environment and, rather than send out Christmas cards, we have again this year donated £500 to The Children’s Trust, a national children’s charity that relies entirely on the support of the community to provide the specialist therapy, education and residential care to children who have had a brain injury.
To donate yourself to either of these charities please visit:
Boost http://www.boostdch.co.uk/
The Children’s Trust www.thechildrenstrust.org.uk
Our offices will re-open on 3rd January 2012. Any orders placed through our online shop over the festive period will now be dispatched on 3rd January.
We would like to wish all our customers a very merry Christmas!
Thanks to everyone who made it along to the chocolate tasting at Windsor Farm Shop last week on Friday 9th December and met Laura, our area sales manager. We loved meeting you all and hope you enjoy your Christmas chocolates. If you are passing by don’t forget to drop in to pick up a few of our lovely chocolates http://bit.ly/cpLTRP Alternatively you can also visit our online shop www.hodchoc.com/shop
We were represented last week at the opening of a new Waitrose store by His Royal Highness Prince Charles just round the corner from our factory in Poundbury. Being just a stone’s throw away from our chocolate factory you might imagine that you can also buy a selection of House of Dorchester chocolates there and you would be quite right. At House of Dorchester we are no strangers to Prince Charles as our factory, which he opened in 1998 is on the same Duchy of Cornwall’s land. We also manufacture Duchy Originals chocolates. Prince Charles was accompanied by Mark Price, Waitrose Managing Director.
