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Gowerton SummerFun 2023 published their Delivery Report!2 years ago
The primary aim is to put on a series of events that would develop and strengthen the ‘sense of community’ in our village.
There would be two elements to the programme. i. Market days. There would be two open air market days on Sunday 7th May and Sunday 27th August. Both dates are during Bank Holiday weekends. Both markets will be located on the car park and lawn of the Commercial Hotel. ii. Marquee week. We aim to use crowdfunding to hire a marquee for a series of events on the Athletic Ground for erection on Wednesday July 5th and dismantling on Monday July 17th. Events: Friday July 7th: Luncheon with guest speaker-Rod Woodward. Saturday July 8th: Tribute night. Sunday July 9th: Activities and picnic day. Including Market inside the marquee between 10.00am-2.00pm. 10th-Sunday 16th: Marquee available for private use by other local community groups. Date to be confirmed: Gowerton's Got Talent final. Friday 14th July: Charity Race night in aid of Andrea Heffernan. Saturday 15th July: G.A.P cabaret night. Sunday 16th July (am): St. John's Service.
What we'll deliver:
Why it's a great idea:
The following four objectives: • organise a series of events over the summer that will allow all in our community to come together and as a result to strengthen and improve the social, emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing of those taking part. • to give all cohorts in our village community an opportunity to engage in creative and/or physical activities but also to create occasions with an environment that enables all to engage in social interaction and to benefit from the well-being that that creates. • to support local businesses by increasing footfall in the village that will increase trade on the days the events take place and as a result increase awareness of what our local businesses provide to increase their trade in the longer term. • to raise funds that can be used to support developments at the Athletic Ground and if appropriate in the wider community.
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Thank you all, What a fantastic effort by our community. There were lots who doubted our ability to raise over £13,000 to make our proposed plan happen-but we got there. We will now receive your pledges and can start to pay the bills-We have a fantastic week planned. Friday July 7th: Rod Woodward luncheon and cricket match. Saturday July 8th: Tribute night. Sunday July 9th: Activity and picnic day for all the family. Tuesday July 11th: Gowerton School Concert Friday July 14th: Fundraiser to support the Andrea Heffernan Trust Saturday July 15th: Gowerton Amateur Productions cabaret night. Sunday July 16th: Gowerton Churches-Songs of Praise. More details of all the events will appear on posters around the village, social media posts and the July edition of SA4.
A fantastic donation from Emma Henderson means we have now reached our target and are overfunded. What a great community our village is. We set ourselves a really tough task of raising over £13,000 in 100 days to enable us to hire a marquee and its ancillary equipment. We've done it with 8 days to spare. The marquee will allow us to host a series of events that will have a positive impact on individual well-being whilst at the same time raising funds for local charities. We are now overfunded, but please don't let that stop you making a pledge. All monies raised will go to support developments in our village and the charities that work so hard to make it unique. As well as raising funds for village developments, other charities being supported are; Gowerton Athletic Club, Gowerton Amateur Productions, The Andrea Heffernan Trust, Gowerton's local Churches and 2Wish. THANK YOU.
Brilliant news, thanks everyone!
Thanks to Photon project management and John Weaver Ltd who've just made two fantastic donations of £500 and £300 respectively. We now have 130 backers and with £12,656 pledged we are only £439 short of our target with 11 days to go. A really exciting week awaits us if we can achieve that last bit. THANK YOU.
Whoop, 130 people have pledged since fundraising began!
How will the money be spent?Target (inc. fees) £13,116
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Target (inc. fees) £13,116
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