Fundraising 2016

From our fundraising efforts in 2016 we have donated £6000 altogether between a total of 18 organisations!

Cheques totalling this amazing sum were handed over to the following 18 different organisations at the 2016 presentation by the joint committee now running the Forestburngate Hay Show and Simonside Country Fair at the annual ceremony hosted this year by Robert Famelton at The Gate pub in the temporary absence of current chairperson Jamie Whicker:

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- The Gate pub (to assist with refurbishment of community space)

- Rothbury Boy Scouts (to send 12 youngsters to Switzerland)

- Cambo Young Farmers

- St Oswald’s Hospice

- Rothbury Highland Pipe Band

- Over the Bridges churches and community magazine for Coquetdale

- The Coquet Singers community choir

- Morpeth Hunt; Rothbury First School

- Fontburn Residents Group

- Rothbury Christmas Lights

- Pottergate Centre, Alnwick

- Spaniel Rescue 

- Nunnykirk School; Northumbrian Hedgehog Rescue Trust

- Grovewood House Residential Home

- Coquetdale Community Transport

- Rothbury Wrestling Academy (enabling the club to travel overseas for events and                                tournaments).