CHARITY FUNDRAISING WEEKEND SUCCESS

More than £1,400 was raised at the Hailsham Memorial Institute recently during a special weekend in aid of Shelter. A quiz night, darts competition and a grand raffle were organised by club members Steven Archer and Barry Carpenter who will both be competing in the London Marathon on Sunday 2nd October to raise funds for the charity.

Hailsham Mayor Cllr Paul Holbrook presented the prizes to the winning darts players and Neil Povey, who can be heard on local radio Hailsham FM, swapped his usual microphone for quizmaster duties.

Joint organiser Barry Carpenter commented: “I am delighted at the way local people have helped contribute both by donating prizes and attending our events, special thanks have to go to local companies HD Building and Carpentry and 847 Taxis who sponsored our events alongside Target Darts who provided lots of raffle prizes, I also need to thank the club itself for allowing us to host our events there and also making a donation to our fundraising over the weekend.

Andy Harris, Shelter’s Director of Income Generation, said: “Shelter’s work to fight the housing emergency, and provide practical help and advice to people, is more critical than ever in the cost-of-living crisis. Our emergency helpline is open 365 days a year so that no-one is left to face homelessness alone – but we couldn’t do this without the amazing support of the public.

“We can’t thank those running the London Marathon to raise vital funds for us enough. Every penny helps Shelter to be there for people who don’t have a safe place to call home.”

If you’d like to help out and sponsor Barry and Steven, you can find their fundraising pages at: https://tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/steven-archer and at https://tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/barry-carpenter