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NEWS RELEASE: 10/10/09 
The winners of Metrodeco's Brighton Aids Memorial raffle were drawn yesterday at a V.I.P. reception. The city's Mayor, Councillor Ann Norman, was joined at the tea shop by Memorial trustee Paul Elgood, who is also leader of the council's Liberal Democrats, and Simon Burgess, prospective Labour MP for Kemp Town. The array of prizes, which were donated by generous local businesses, included restaurant meals, designer clothes vouchers and a holiday in Ibiza. They raised a total of around £700, which will be added to the £2,500 Metrodeco raised the previous month for the sculpture. Co-owners Helen Wilkinson and Maggie Morgan hosted the draw immediately after the public art piece by local sculptor Romany Mark Bruce was unveiled. Helen said: "It's testament to the generosity and community spirit of the people of Kemp Town and beyond that so much money was raised in a single raffle. "I'm grateful to the Mayor, Simon Burgess and Cllr Paul Elgood for making the raffle draw a success and I particularly want to congratulate Romany on a wonderful memorial that will be cherished by the community."
A list of winners follows: - Week in a luxury villa for 6 people in Ibiza - claimed
- Aids memorial plate donated by Barry and Michael from Retro - Pink ticket 52
- Meal for two & a bottle of house wine at Bar 9 café - Yellow 238 (contact name given)
- Meal for two (lunch set menu) at Pomegranate on Manchester Street - Orange ticket 173
- Signed record by Marti Pellow of Wet Wet Wet fame - Yellow ticket 181
- Joint membership for a year@ Duke of Yorks Picture House - Yellow ticket 217 (contact number given)
- Cut and hair treatment @ Rush Hair Salon - claimed
- Afternoon tea for two @ Metrodeco - (claimed)
- Afternoon tea for two @ The Tea Cosy (name supplied)
- Deep tissue therapeutic massage from Helen Wilkinson (who is also a qualified sports massage therapist, as well as owner of Metrodeco!) - Orange ticket 164 (name supplied)
- Reike and seated chair massage from Pat and Jayne of Pummel - yellow ticket 175 (number supplied)
- Hamper from Zena @ Herbert and Ward - claimed
- Hamper from Bona Foodie - yellow ticket 219
- Voucher for £50 at Hugo Boss - claimed
- £50 voucher x2 for the Treatment Rooms @ The Cavalaire Hotel - Yellow 240 and Pink 84
- £50 voucher for Planted, the florist (courtesy of The Cavalaire Hotel) - claimed
Any prizes that remain unclaimed for two weeks will be drawn again. Ends 
From left: Helen, Paul, Cllr Norman, Simon and Maggie 
Helen reveals what prizes are on offer |
