A homebuilder has hosted a dinner with a difference to raise awareness of the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association in Wilmslow.

David Wilson Homes invited the Chairman of Wilmslow Town Council, Cllr Martin Watkins, to join a local guide dog user, Lynette Proctor and her dog Pippa as well as Tracey Digby, Community Fundraiser for Guide Dogs Cheshire and Merseyside and staff of the housebuilder to a 'dinner in the dark' at Bollin Park in Wilmslow.

As well as sitting down to eat a two course lunch whilst blindfolded, the guests took part in a series of everyday tasks such as pairing socks and counting money. They were also given the chance to try on glasses which replicated various visual impairments, in order to put themselves in the shoes of someone with sight loss.

Lynnette and Tracey were on hand to talk about the important work Guide Dogs do and help run the activities.

Tracey said, “We'd like to thank David Wilson Homes for hosting a Dine in the Dark, it's a fun way to get people thinking about sight loss and how it affects day to day life, in addition to raising awareness for the work of Guide Dogs. We hope to hold more events like this in the future.”

Cllr Martin Watkins said, “Loosing ones sight, even in a learning environment, shows how everyday events can be really difficult like eating a plate of food. The interaction  of Lynette and her guide dog Pippa was wonderful to witness.”

They were joined by James Griffith, Sales Manager, Heidi Croston, Marketing Manager and Hollie Nickson, Sales Adviser from David Wilson Homes.

James said, “We were delighted to support the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association as they are such a worthy cause.

“It was fantastic to have Lynette, Tracy and Pippa attend the event to give us all a new perspective on life with a visual impairment. It was a memorable experience and we hope to continue working with the charity in the future.”

For more information about Guide Dogs please contact Tracey Digby on 07881 269 563.

Bollin Park is located on Adlington Road in Wilmslow, and there is just one home remaining, priced from £1,171,500. The property is being sold from David Wilson Homes' Stanneylands site on Little Stanneylands.

For more information please visit the sales centre, open Monday 12:30pm-5:30pm and Thursday to Sunday 10am-5:30pm.

Alternatively call the sales information line on 0333 355 8480 or visit www.dwh.co.uk/bollinpark.

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1. For further information about David Wilson Homes please contact Hannah Elwell or Catherine Senior on 0116 247 1777 or hannah@unsworthsugden.co.uk or catherine@unsworthsugden.co.uk
2. David Wilson Homes is part of Barratt Developments plc, a FTSE100 company
3. Barratt Group sold 17,579 homes in the year to June 2018, making it the biggest housebuilder by volume in Britain
4. Barratt Group was awarded a maximum five star rating for the tenth consecutive year in the 2019 Home Builders Federation Customer Satisfaction Survey
5. Site managers working for Barratt Group won 83 awards for quality workmanship in the 2018 NHBC Pride in the Job Awards.  Barratt has won more Pride in the Job awards than any other housebuilder for the last 14 years