The SouthGate Bath shopping centre has once again been transformed with a special installation for the summer, raising money for The Lily Foundation.
The installation at SouthGate Bath | Photo © SouthGate Bath / British Land
St Lawrence Street and The Place have been decorated in a canopy of pinks, blues, purples, and yellows, with butterflies dotted throughout.
The Lily Foundation is the UK’s leading mitochondrial disease charity and the largest charitable funder of mitochondrial research in Europe.
Along with providing essential support to patients and their families, the charity also funds scientific research in order to advance the search for effective treatments and cures.
In addition to the summer canopy, SouthGate Bath has also revealed a butterfly selfie point in the shape of The Lily Foundation logo, giving customers the chance to snap a picture and make a £2 contactless donation to the charity to help support its work.
Photo © SouthGate Bath / British Land
Guy Henderson, centre director at SouthGate Bath, said: “Our summer transformations at SouthGate Bath always prove hugely popular with visitors, so we’re very excited to reveal our latest design.
“Along with bringing a smile to visitors’ faces and brightening up the streets of Bath city centre, it means a lot to us to be able to support an important cause too.
“We hope that the scheme helps to raise awareness and vital funds to bolster the amazing work that the team at The Lily Foundation do.”
Sarah Moore, Corporate Fundraiser for The Lily Foundation, said: “The Lily Foundation feel so privileged that Guy and the amazing team at Southgate Bath have chosen to support us this summer.
“The beautiful colours linking in with those of The Lily Foundation will certainly raise much-needed awareness of mitochondrial disease which can affect anyone at any age.
“There is currently no cure and no treatment, and the prognosis is very poor, especially for those diagnosed early in life.
“Being a Bathonian myself, and having lost two daughters to this dreadful disease, Harriet aged 18 months and Kimberley aged four years, it is an honour to see The Lily Foundation’s name up in lights in my hometown. Thank you so much.”
The display will be in place throughout the summer until early September and visitors are encouraged to take photos and share them with @SouthGateBath on Facebook and @southgate_bath on Instagram, using the hashtag #SummerAtSouthGate.
