5 June 2015

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AN East Grinstead family whose Lingfield Road home was destroyed by a tumble dryer fire in March has now been offered a house in Newton Avenue.

The family will get the keys to their new housing association home tomorrow, but their new accommodation is bare, and needs to be redecorated, and to have flooring laid throughout.

So Amanda Clark, a friend of the family, is appealing for local residents or businesses to donate paint, carpet, lino and laminate flooring, and/or time to get the house ready for them to move into as soon as possible. The move will reunite them with  Alfie, the family dog, which has been in kennels since the blaze.

“It’s been an emotional and trying three months for the family,” said Amanda, “especially the youngest son who needs stability and routine more than most, due to his special needs.

“I can’t wait to see them settled in a house they can make into a home and start afresh.”

* Any enquiries can be directed to  Amanda Clark, via email: ALPC.campaign@gmail.com or Facebook: www.facebook.com/HouseFireSurvivors. Donations can be made via: www.gofundme.com/FireSurvivors