Wold Top Fundraising
Generous brewery helps Echoes Foundation
An East Yorkshire micro brewery has helped a Hull charity to realise its dream of becoming self sufficient.
Wold Newton based Wold Top Brewery donated free opening stock and a £100 cheque towards the licence to celebrate the re-opening of the Wassand Arms by the Echoes Foundation that raises valuable funds for Hull and East Yorkshire children with special and additional needs.
Commenting on the generous donation, charity founder Claire Stockton said; “Thanks to businesses like Wold Top Brewery and Sue Perkins, who owns the Wassand Arms, we have been able to reopen this magnificent pub and hope to provide a sustainable income for the Echoes Foundation charity whilst providing a family friendly pub venue.”
The Echoes Foundation was established in 2008 by Claire when her son Finley was born with a born with a genetic brain condition and Claire experienced the need for additional services. Claire continued; “When I found out that Finley was poorly I firstly wanted to speak to other parents who knew what I was going through and secondly I wanted to know what was wrong with my son, so I set up the Echoes Foundation”. By 2009 the charity had been so successful that it was able to offer practical and emotional support, a sensory room, an alternative therapy room, parental support room and a parent resource room for 84 local families.
Claire’s dream that the charity would eventually be self sustaining became closer to reality when she gave a talk at Beverley Tickton Grange and local entrepreneur Sue Perkins was in the audience. Owner of pubs including the Olde White Hart and the Whittington and Cat, Sue also owned the Wassand Arms where the bar had been empty for several years. Inspired by Claire’s vision, Sue saw the opportunity to help the charity whilst breathing new life into the Hessle Road pub and offered it free of charge to the Echoes Foundation.
Claire, together with the Echoes Foundation’s team of volunteers and local businesses who generously donated time and materials to the project, worked tirelessly to get the Wassand Arms ready for the press launch on 8th March that was presided over by patron of the charity, the Rt. Hon. Alan Johnson MP.
NGS garden and brewery open day in the heart of Hockney Country
Visitors to the popular Yellow Book garden Hunmanby Grange on the Yorkshire Wolds will get extra value for money on the Diamond Jubilee holiday weekend of 2nd and 3rd June when the opening of the garden coincides with the annual open day for award winning East Yorkshire micro-brewery, Wold Top Brewery.
For just £3.50 visitors will be able to tour the beautiful and interesting garden that Gill Mellor has created despite its exposure to the elements and a challenging soil. Gill will share her stories about how the garden has evolved over a quarter of a century into a series of gardens that have been developed depending on shelter, aspect, views and need. There will also be plants on sale.
Visitors to the micro-brewery will see where and how the award-winning ales are made and will be able to talk to the brewery team about what makes Wold Top’s ales so special. There will also be special offers on bottled beers and refreshments will be available.
The gardens and the brewery will be open between 11am and 5pm on both days and proceeds from the entry money will go via the NGS to charity. St. Cuthbert’s church in Burton Fleming will benefit from the proceeds from the refreshments.
NGS gardens across England and Wales welcome over 750,000 visitors a year to 3,700 gardens of quality, character and interest and raise over £2.5 million each year for nursing, caring and gardening charities. For more information, please visit www.ngs.org.uk. Last year the garden’s open day raised over £1800 for NGS charities.
Brewery owners help to raise £9k for charity
An epic cycling challenge involving an East Yorkshire brewing couple has raised over £9,000 for charity.
On 29th April, a team of eight, including Wold Newton based Wold Top Brewery directors Tom and Gill Mellor arrived at John O’Groats having ridden 1,100 miles from Lands End to raise money for Prostate UK and Breast Cancer Campaign.
The team, which completed the challenging ride in only 14 days, comprised Tom and Gill, Dave and Sue Morgan from Kilham, George and Karen Hamilton from Driffield, Robin and Colette Freeman from Hutton Cranswick. The average age of the team was mid 50s.
Gill, who celebrated her 51st birthday during the ride, reflected on the journey; “We were fortunate in that we had fantastic weather and a great support crew. We were also knocked out by the beautiful countryside that we have here – the UK really is an amazing place to live! Tom and I are looking to revisiting some of the stunning places that we cycled through – although next time, we’ll take the car!”
All of the funds raised will be split equally between Prostate UK and Breast Cancer Campaign. If you would like to donate, please send a cheque made payable to Sue Morgan at Pockthorpe Hall, Pockthorpe, Kilham, Driffield, East Yorkshire, YO25 4SX or donate online at www.justgiving.com/notjustabikeridebreastcancer or www.justgiving.com/notjustabikerideprostate.
Scarborough charity steps up charity drive for cholera stricken Haiti
A Scarborough based charity has stepped up its fundraising drive following news from Haiti that the incidence of cholera has increased dramatically following recent flooding.
SASH (Sustainable Aid Supporting Haiti) founders Will Brown and Melanie Coull have reported that over the last three weeks the number of cholera cases has spiked to 241, the largest number of cases since the epidemic began in October 2010 and that most of the cases are in areas where the river has flooded and inundated latrines, open wells and peoples’ homes.
Commenting on the latest spike from SASH’s base in the Leogane area Will Brown said; “At this time the cholera treatment centres are at capacity but are coping and the mortality rate remains 0.98% which is better than we’d hoped. All of our hygiene communications are focusing on educating people about how to protect themselves from contracting cholera but we’re still facing problems with people thinking that the water is safe to drink if it looks clean, but in fact no water is currently safe to drink without boiling or adding aquatabs.”
Melanie Coull continues; “This is very disturbing news and once again highlights the need for ever more wells. Please support SASH by buying a ticket for the Summer Spectacular at Hunmanby Grange or by making a donation to SASH through the website www.sashaiti.org or send donations to SASH Glebe House, Front St, Wold Newton, YO253YQ
The Summer Spectacular evening takes place on 12th July and features entrance to the Hunmanby Grange gardens, a Haitian style supper, live music and a grand firework display. Tickets for the event cost £40 and are available by calling Rebecca Martin on 01723 581236. Dress code for the evening is loud, warm and bright!
News from SASH, Haiti
22-06-2011
News from Haiti – there’s even more need than ever to fund new wells…..
The number of cholera cases last week has spiked hugely, there were 241 cases of cholera which is the largest number of cases since the beginning back in October. Most of the cases seem to be in areas where the river has flooded and innundated latrines, open wells, peoples homes.
At this time the Cholera treatment centres are at capacity but are coping and the mortality rate remains 0.98% which is better than we’d hoped. All WASH and particulary hygiene promotion actors are focusing on education about how to protect families from contracting cholera but we’re still facing problems with people looking at water and deciding that it’s safe to drink if it looks clean which right now no water is safe to drink without treating it by boiling or by adding bleach/aquatabs
All partners are under no illusion that cholera can be eradicated from Haiti, it will become endemic here but the focus is on keeping the number of cases per week within the capabilities of the CTC’s until such time as the majority of the population has had it and survived.
Disturbing news and highlighting the need for ever more wells
Melanie Coull