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Brighton’s most famous tea house issues dunking amnesty for dunk-it!
The dunk-it! to end MND fundraising campaign will be officially launched on 19 June at the Tea Cosy in Brighton. The venue for the launch is extra special in that it is world famous for banning dunking!
The Tea Cosy, Brighton enforces a strict code of etiquette. Dunking biscuits is “strictly prohibited”. Resting elbows on tables, clinking of spoons while stirring and being rude about the Royal Family are all offences punishable by immediate expulsion.
Etiquette expert and owner of the Tea Cosy David Daly, takes a very hard line on dunking: “Dunking, especially the unsavoury habit of dunking biscuits is strictly prohibited in my tea room and results in immediate rejection. Biscuit dunking is an activity enjoyed by the lower classes in society and not an activity our lady customers would wish to indulge in or witness while drinking tea at the Tea Cosy.”
However, the Tea Cosy is getting behind the MND Association’s campaign and has agreed to issue a dunking amnesty on the 19 June. This will be the only day the owners will ever let you dunk in their tea house!
“I can confirm that the Tea Cosy will be turning a blind eye to our customers who wish to dunk for one day only, in support of a fantastic cause. I may even be moved to dunk myself – but only once!” says David.
Special guests will include Lembit Opik MP and the Cheeky Girls.
For more information on the MND Association’s dunk-it! campaign log on to www.dunk-it.org
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The Tea Cosy, Brighton
The Tea Cosy, Brighton enforces a strict code of etiquette. Dunking biscuits is “strictly prohibited”. Resting elbows on tables, clinking of spoons while stirring and being rude about the Royal Family are all offences punishable by immediate expulsion.
Motor Neurone Disease
MND has no cure. It leaves people locked inside a failing body, unable to walk, talk or feed themselves. It is fatal. There is no effective diagnostic test. There is no effective treatment and there is currently no cure. Half of people with MND die within 14 months of diagnosis. Five people a day die from the disease in the UK and MND kills 100,000 people throughout the world every year.
Things have to change. Research for more treatment and a cure needs money. Meanwhile people with MND need massive amounts of care and support.
Motor Neurone Disease Association
The MND Association will fund and promote research to bring about an end to MND. Until then, it will do all that it can to enable everyone with MND to receive the best care, achieve the highest quality of life possible, and die with dignity. The MND Association will also do all that it can to support the families and carers of people with MND.
