Bluebird Care and Lynch Hill Primary Academy’s ‘cheeky’ fund-raising fete raises £5,720
Published: 20/07/2016
The Mayor of Slough, Councillor Arvind Dhaliwal, officially opened ‘Cheeky Charlie’s Charity Craze’ – a fete which raised £5,720 at Lynch Hill School Primary Academy, Slough, on Friday July 8.
The Mayor of Slough, Councillor Arvind Dhaliwal, officially opened ‘Cheeky Charlie’s Charity Craze’ – a fete which raised £5,720 at Lynch Hill School Primary Academy, Slough, on Friday July 8.The event, jointly organised by the school and Bluebird Care Slough, S.Bucks and S.Wycombe raised funds for cancer charities CLIC Sargent, Cancer Recovery-UK and Kids ‘N’ Cancer.
The local Co-op store also had a stand and raised £190 on the day - they also ran a ‘Guess The Name of The Bear’ competition in store and raised £110. Community group ‘Knit Your Socks Off’ also had a stand.
The event, from 2-5pm, featured inflatables, the chance to get up close and learn about chickens and rabbits in the animal petting corner, an Air Brush Tattoo Artist, variety of stalls, BBQ and raffle. Prizes included entry to Jump In Trampoline Arena, Odds Farm Park tickets, a round of golf at Maidenhead Gold Club, one-hour facial treatment and a meal for two at the Dukes Head pub.
Bluebird Care manager Nicky Beadle’s son Charlie, who attends the Garrards Road school, received treatment in the UK and US, supported by the three charities.
Nicky said:
The event was organised by my deputy Katy Cresswell to say thank you to the three charities, which gave financial support to Charlie’s recent trip to the US for proton beam therapy. It was a fun-filled fantastic afternoon for the children, their families and local people.”
Bluebird Care director Anne Inglis said;We were delighted to support Nicky, Charlie and the rest of the family by sponsoring the fete for three such fantastic causes. The work they do transforms the lives of so many people and it was a great community event for all.”
