Staff and patients celebrated 40 fabulous years of a Chandler's Ford optician.
Staff past and present, many patients, local business bosses and the Deputy Mayor marked the special occasion for Rawlings Opticians & Hearing Care with cake and bubbly.
Family business Rawlings was initially established in 1895 in Surrey with the Chandlers Ford branch being the third Hampshire branch to open after Winchester.
The event raised funds for Southampton Sight, a local charity dedicated to supporting people living with sight loss, via a raffle.
Branch manager Inna Rapatskaya, who volunteers for the charity, thanked local businesses for donating prizes and her staff for all their hard work.
As well as the raffle, there was a children’s ‘Design-a-Glasses’ colouring competition with the lucky winners receiving great prizes.
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