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PRESS RELEASE

Gifted artists from Chalfont St Peter’s National Society for Epilepsy (NSE) recently had the chance to display their work at the launch of a special summer-long art exhibition.

Entitled ‘Creating Possibilities’, the exhibition has already been heralded as a real success story and more than 70 guests attended the preview night at the end of May at the offices of local law firm B P Collins, raising a substantial £3,000 for the charity.

The NSE is a long-standing client of the firm and Graham Faulkner, chief executive, NSE, paid tribute to its support, saying: “We should thank B P Collins for a fantastic event. You can’t begin to know what joy you brought to our service users, not just those that sold some of their art work but for all having the work so beautifully presented and displayed in such a formal setting. It did wonders for their morale and self respect.”

Many of the artists whose work was on display have personal experiences of epilepsy and at the event they were able to share the stories behind their paintings with guests.

David Stanning, senior partner at B P Collins, said the evening had been a great way to support the charity and underlined the firm’s commitment to the local community.

“We are delighted the launch evening was such a success, the paintings really demonstrate the skills of a talented group of individuals and it was tremendous for us to be able to showcase them in such a way and raise funds for the NSE at the same time,” he said.

Sam Lomas, art therapist at the NSE, added: “The art therapy team, working alongside our NSE based artists, has aimed to break down barriers and to give all concerned a vehicle for creative expression.

“By painting together and having this exhibition, it has allowed a collective expressive experience. Having exhibitions and presenting artwork produced in this type of project has the powerful objective in that it will hopefully make the community outside the NSE be aware of the creative talent present in our client group. We hope this will reduce the stigma and prejudice associated with epilepsy.”

The exhibition will run for several months at B P Collins’ offices, with paintings available for sale and monies going directly to the NSE and artists.

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Notes to editors:

The National Society for Epilepsy in Chalfont St Peter is home to over 100 adults with complex epilepsy and associated disabilities and is the UK's leading epilepsy charity. Their aim is to improve the quality of life for people living with epilepsy. For more information please visit www.epilepsynse.org.uk.

Located in Gerrards Cross, B P Collins is one of the largest law firms in the Thames Valley, with 20 partners and 120 staff. With over 40 years experience working with both organisations and private individuals, it has specialisms in corporate and commercial, employment, charity, family and property law, as well as in litigation and dispute resolution.

Media enquiries to:

Joanna Tripp, Programmes Manager, NSE
Tel: 01279 778058 or email: joanna.tripp@epilepsysociety.org.uk

Samantha Howe, Senior Marketing Executive, B P Collins
Tel: 01753 279004 or email: samantha.howe@bpcollins.co.uk

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