That much loved ancient tradition of wassailing has benefitted Parsonage Place Community Centre. The senior wassailer, Bill Richards (left) recently handed over £270 in cash to Ron Fuller, the Social Organiser of the Parsonage Place Community Centre. Looking on are fellow wassailers (from left to right) Gary Eagle, Paul Willey and Dick Horsey.

“We’re just delighted to be able to do this” said Dick Horsey “This is money that we collected by wassailing on Twelfth Night and then burning the ashen fagot in ‘The King William’. We all decided that we would donate this money to the older members of our village.”

Ron Fuller said “This is a very generous and thoughtful gift and we’re all very grateful to the wassailers. This money will go towards the cost of coach trips to places such as Bournemouth, Weymouth, Paignton and Brixham during the coming year.”

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