About Us
This year we are looking to organise several events all leading up to our main event on the 4th September 2010 at The Rising Sun pub in Halls Green, Weston. Last year this event was extremely successful and we raised over £4,600. This year’s events started with a bang on New Year’s Eve at the Rose and Crown pub in Baldock. An array of 80s dance music was played and enjoyed by all, with £200 raised. All the money raised was pure profit and therefore donated to MacMillan. We have been invited by the landlord at The Rising Sun pub to arrange all the food for his local Hallstock. This event will incorporate a range of music mainly Rock & Roll, Rhythm & Blues. The food provided for this event will comprise of a hog roast, BBQ, with a vegetarian option. This event will run from the 18th to the 20th June 2010. We will use this money to help fund the festival. We intend on running several promotion days in the local area to raise awareness and money for the main event. We will also hold various social events throughout the year to give a small taste of what’s to come at our main event. These dates are to be confirmed.
People Participating
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Matthew Hawkes - Managing Director
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Dave Millard – Head of Sound and Lighting Production
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Dwayne Webb – Food Manager
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Mary Orchiston – General Administrator
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Richard Hart – Acts Administration
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James Jenkins – Stalls Manager
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Theo Luis – Treasure
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Other Helpers (in no particular order): Phil Bergman, Jenny Bergman, Steve Jenkins, Kathy Jenkins, Vikki Kent, Alex Sykes, Gary Maxwell, Kerrie Wythe, Toby Barker, Luke Robbins, Caroline Gwilt, Claire Gwilt, Gary Gwilt, Craig Holland, Craig Walsh, Gemma Chapman, Scott Russell, Marc Russell, Justin Gutteridge, William Luis, George Luis, Margaret Luis, Iain Rendall, Alan Braine, Meryl Maynard, James Hart, Tina Hart, Liam Cree, Simeon Green, Graeme Webb, Hannah Knight, John Disney Rachel Wenham, Barry Hawks, Carol Hawks, Malvin Walsh, Extreme Scafolders, Zoe Storton, Hank Williams, Edward lee and many many more!!!
Macmillan Cancer Support improves the lives of people affected by cancer. One in three of us will get cancer. Two million of us are living with it. We are all affected by cancer. We can all help. We are Macmillan. As treatments improve, more and more people are living with cancer in their daily lives. This means they need more than medical help, they also need practical, emotional and financial support.
We are a source of support
We are a source of support, helping with all the things that people affected by cancer want and need. It’s not only patients who live with cancer, so we also help carers, families and communities. We guide people through the system, supporting them every step of the way. We fund nurses and other specialist health care professionals and build cancer care centres. But we give so much more than medical help.
People need practical support at home, so we provide anything from some precious time off for a carer, to a lift to hospital. People need emotional support, so we listen, advise and share information though our helplines, websites and trained professionals. People need financial help to cope with the extra costs cancer can bring, so we give benefits advice, and grants for anything from heating bills to travel costs. Together we listen, we learn, we act to help people live with cancer.
We are a force for change
We are a force for change, listening to people affected by cancer and working together to improve cancer care. People who live with cancer are experts by experience. Together we use this knowledge to make a positive difference to the lives of people affected by cancer. This could be anything from getting a coffee machine installed in a waiting room, to bringing about changes in the law.
We fight discrimination – from challenging unfair travel costs and insurance policies to improving the national benefits system. Together we challenge the status quo, we push for change, we lead the way.
We are Macmillan
We believe we can all help. We can raise money – through marathons, coffee mornings, street collections, sponsored events. We can give time – at cancer care centres, events, fundraising groups. We can share experiences – online, in the media, with each other.
We are Macmillan.
