Cupcake hospice treat

The furniture retailer had ordered the cupcakes from Vicky Finch, whose local catering company, Advent Catering, is a longstanding supplier to the store.

The original intention was to give them out at a customer event but the plans fell victim to lockdown.

In a show of support for Vicky, Barker and Stonehouse paid for its order, despite having no idea when it would be fulfilled.

As lockdown has eased, Vicky asked if Barker and Stonehouse would like the order completing, and the idea of gifting the cakes to the hospice was suggested by a member of the retailer’s team.

James Barker, managing director at Barker and Stonehouse said: “We’re always glad to be helping out and giving back to people in the community.

“Since the Coronavirus crisis hit, we’ve been doing what we can to support local businesses and we still wanted to put the cupcakes to good use.

“We’re really pleased to have worked with Advent.”