Bringing an Easter smile to Cockermouth people’s faces
Submitted by Suzanne Elsworth of Elsworth Communications on behalf of Linking Lives Cockermouth Photo by Suzanne Elsworth, Elsworth Communications People living in and around Cockermouth are being given an Easter treat by a town centre shop owner and her customers. Lyn Osbaldeston, who runs the New to You by The Cumbrian Wordsmith shop in Market Place, at the bottom of Castlegate, is making up seasonal goody bags for the Linking Lives charity. It’s the second time she has donated gifts to the charity after sharing vouchers for local businesses at Christmas. Lyn sells quality second hand items and also has a mug printing business and a percentage of her sales goes to charity. She had been approached by Linking Lives to create some mugs and decided to keep supporting the befriending service it offers. Lyn said: “I just want to bring a smile to people’s faces and this means I can take the generous donations of local people and put the benefits right back in the community. “I’ll be