Festival Chosen Charities for 2012
Bridgnorth Music and Arts Festival is a non-profit organisation, run by volunteers which raises money for charity.
For 2012 we're really pleased to announce that we're supporting local charity Cameron's Fund and the national Mental Health Foundation.
Festival Chosen Charities from 2011
In 2011 we supported the local Dry bar trust "The Bridge" and national "The Prostate Cancer Charity".
The Bridge www.thebridgedrybar.co.uk is a non-alcoholic youth bar where young people between the ages of 11-18 can chill out, shoot pool, watch films, dance or play on the big screen XBox 360.
Festival Chosen Charities from 2010
In 2010 we supported two main charities. One local charity, the Bridgnorth Hospital League of Friends and one national charity, Macmillan Cancer Support http://www.macmillan.org.uk/. We raised over £1,000 for our two main charities and made five donations of £50 to local organisations or on behalf of people that volunteered their services during the festival.
Bridgnorth Hospital League of Friends - £659.33
Macmillan Cancer Support was £376.55.
Plus donations were made to:
- St. Leonards Church - £50, The Church Conservation Trust after using the Church for a Festival event
- Bridgnorth Fire Brigade - £50, The Firefighters Charity after Bridgnorth Fire Brigade kindly filled ballast tanks to secure the Quayside Marquee
- St. Mary's Church - £50, Floor Appeal after using the Church for a Festival event
- The Dry Bar - £50, The Dry Bar Trust after using the venue for a Festival event
- St Richards Hospice in Worcester - £50 on behalf of auctioneer Philip Serrel who donated his services for free at our Celebrity Charity Auction
Previous Chosen Charities
2009 - Save the Children and Cancer research UK
2008 - Hope House
2007 - County Air Ambulance
2006 - Breakthrough Breast Cancer Care
