Mansfield Rotary has made a donation to a well-known local charity to help bring its new home up to an acceptable standard.

President Karen Johnson presented £750 to Hetty’s, an organisation that supports families affected by a loved one’s alcohol or drug abuse, to help it carry out work to its new premises at Burnaby House, Mansfield Woodhouse.

The charity, founded in 1996 by a group of motherms experiencing the pain and heartbreak of a loved one’s drug addiction, had been based for many years at Marlborough House, Mansfield.

Recently it bought the 1700 Grade II-listed Burnaby House following a successful fundraising campaign.

However, the property has stood empty for more than two years and required a significant amount of work to make it suitable to deliver the charity’s services.

That led to the donation from Mansfield Rotary and a personal £100 donation from the club’s oldest member, Don Mackenzie.
Hetty’s currently supports more than 200 families each month across Nottinghamshire.

Pictured left is Rotary club president Karen Johnson (right) and John Whiteley, leader of Mansfield Rotary’s Community, Vocational and Youth Team, presenting £750 to Hetty’s chief executive Debbie Knowles.