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An Andover woman has raised hundreds of pounds to ‘make a child’s dream come true’. Iris Andersen raised £342 for a pupil at Mark Way School to take part in their silver Duke of Edinburgh Award. As part of the fundraising, a giant toy unicorn was raffled at Burgo’s Pet World, drawing plenty of interest from users of the shop. Iris thanked the pet store for hosting her unicorn, saying: “I really appreciate Burgo’s help in letting me have it in the shop. If it hadn’t been for...

However, for one Andover resident, their fundraising attempt has taken a turn for the fantastic. Iris Andersen will be offering a giant stuffed unicorn as part of her efforts to raise money for a Mark Way School student to undertake their silver Duke of Edinburgh award, in addition to walking around her local green space. Iris told the Advertiser: “This is a great pleasure to do this for a young person for the Duke of Edinburgh award and I was pleased to support this with fundraising. U...

2020 may have been a tough year, but for one boy, it has come to a great end after an Andover dentist has raised hundreds of pounds for him after running the Clarendon marathon. James Mackenzie, who works at New Street Dental Surgery, garnered £571.23 in donations for Toby Pearce, a boy with severe epilepsy for whom Andover raised £14,544 for a specialist wheelchair. James’ funds will go towards providing accessories for the chair, such as a cover and rain hood. Speaking about his fun...