Exhibition focuses on help for Romania (From Gazette Series)

Exhibition focuses on help for Romania

GAZETTE photographer John Anyon and former Gazette chief photographer Matthew Bigwood are staging an exhibition at Wotton-under-Edge Civic Centre to raise funds for the North Nibley Romania Team.

More than 100 pictures will be on display next Saturday, October 22 and Sunday, October 23 (10am-4pm).

There will also be a tombola, teas and refreshments for visitors to enjoy.

"We are hoping we can raise enough money to buy Christmas gifts and food for the patients at a dilapidated and under-funded psychiatric hospital in rural Romania," said John.

"The charity has been working at the hospital for more than a decade, and progress has been made - during the summer a team of volunteers spent two weeks carrying out much-needed and extensive renovation in the kitchen area - but much remains to be done.

"We've had tremendous support from businesses, in particular Clarendon Press in Wotton-under-Edge who have donated large prints for the exhibition, the Gazette, Ace Cameras in Yate, Wotton Co-op, and Wotton-under-Edge Town Council."