Overwhelming Cranford fundraisers in HB

Fine wine, fine art, fine gardens and fine homes – all accompanied by fine weather meant plenty of fine smiles for the organisers of three major Cranford Hospice fundraising events over the past five days. For the organiser of the 25th annual Hawke’s Bay Wine Auction, Annabel Tapley-Smith, the generosity displayed by guests at the event which was staged at the Hawke’s Bay Opera House Plaza in Hastings on Saturday was “overwhelming”.