Vote ENID! Help Save My Workplace - its on BBC Restoration!

[enid]

Well, sorry, I am using Mumsnet unashamedly as a way of trying to get people to vote for SHERBORNE HOUSE, DORSET on next Sunday's Restoration at 9pm (that's the 25 July).

Sherborne House

It is a truly beautiful old house in a terrible state of repair. I started working there about 6 months ago (part-time - first job after having children!) and I love it so much. It would be heartbreaking if it had to be closed because it fell into complete disrepair. We run the ground floor as an art gallery and organise courses and art projects for local people, particularly disadvantaged groups (we are a charity) and schools.

All the houses/buildings on the show are amazing in their own way, but Sherborne House is so special to me as it gave me back so much confidence after not working for five years.

Sherborne is a tiny old town so we don't hold out much hope of winning the whole thing but it would be amazing to win the South West. So many people have worked so hard to raise awareness.

If you wanted to vote for Sherborne House, and therefore Enid! please phone 09011332222.

Calls can only be made on the morning of the programme (the 25th) and up until midnight on the following day. Calls will cost 50p of which 34p will go directly to the fund the BBC has set up to fund the winning building.

Thanks so much.

my phone is at the ready, enid!

Remind me when its on again, please!

LINES ARE OPEN NOW!! Show starts at 9pm. Thanks everyone.

Done it. Hope you win, Enid.

Enid, it's BEEYOOTIFUL!! Lucky you to work there. It's definitely got my vote, and I'll make DH ring up too. Good luck!

MY vote is in.

I have bullied 4 votes for you out of friends, enid. anyway it looks like it is in the bag, the mine is frankly dull and isn't ab out to fall down and the other one is just ugly ugly ugly

ooh thanks so much everyone, I probably won't be allowed to let you know before the result is announced on the telly (we'll get to hear on Tue morning) but if I am I'll let you know.

I must say I am very pleased with the way it was presented. Ptolemy loved it ! But you never know how these things are going to go!

I wasn't in it (my car was, and my office!)- in fact they didn't mention my charity at all . If we win the South west I'll be pulling out all the stops for the final though .

Lines don't close until midnight

Oops, almost forgot, but now done.

Congratulations Enid!!
Were you on the telly just now?

Did Sherborne House win then?

Thanks everyone! The wonderful power of mumsnet! Apparently we won with 60% of the vote!

That wasn't me on the telly, twas my friend who works with me and has done an amazing job (2 little kids and still manages to volunteer almost full time - an inspiration)!

We are all very very very happy and now looking forward to final on August the 8th when we all get to go to Hampton Court.

Must remember that you don't get much work done if you drink champagne at breakfast time .

Thank you so much everyone - we are one step further in our mission!!

Yippeeeeee!

You more than deserved to win!

Well done,

Good lauck for the final

I was on the telly but briefly and hidden behind my friends kids

sobernow, off topic, but whats happening with your wedding???

they could do that CGI graphics wizardry on you

mmm lovely vintage clothing, surely there must be somewhere in Bath?

I want to know more but must go to bed as it is bound to be mayhem at work tomorrow and dd1 has developed a lovely habit of waking at 5am.

Can't you start a completely egocentric thread about your wedding like I did last year ? Then I can hear all the details . Glad its going to plan x E