Last week we attended a fashion show in this wonderful venue - The Trinity Centre, Meole Brace, Shrewsbury. It is a beautifully designed facility in the grounds of the church and must be a super asset to the area.
We were there for a charity event organised by The Community Council of Shropshire to raise funds for the Grassroots Fund. Now this is a really clever Grant scheme, so, for any Shropshire folk wanting funding for small voluntary and community groups - read on!!!
Every pound donated is matched by the Government so if you include Gift Aid etc - Every £1 donated is worth £2.56 to the fund!!
So, back to the fashion show....
The clothes were provided by Viyella, Country Casuals and Get Ahead Hats and modelled by local ladies. The ticket included scrummy finger food, er - sorry - canapes, kindly donated by Chapel Catering. Tents and Marquees Ltd loaned the catwalk carpet. Wrexham & Shropshire Railways donated 1st Class railway tickets to London and there was a magnificent raffle.
I guess a lot of effort had gone on behind the scenes to ensure the evening went like clockwork.
It really was a super event and will have raised well over £1000 as at least 100 tickets were sold. So, together with the matched funding from the Govenment, that will provide over £2000 for the Shropshire Grassroots Fund which can be used to increase the capacity of small voluntary community groups in Shropshire in years to come.
The Community Council of Shropshire has its own website http://www.shropshire-rcc.org.uk/
Blimey almost worth moving to Shropshire for!
ReplyDeleteThat's a good sum raised by the evening and l think that fashion show organized by local groups and communities are an excellent way to fund raise and a goad excuse to get dolled up and march around looking glam!
ReplyDeleteHi all - Not sure but I guess the Grass Roots scheme operates all over the country.
ReplyDeleteBrill blog. What a lovely venue for an activity like that. Lounds like a great idea. A x
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful facility you have in Shropshire.
ReplyDeleteI haven't been to a fashion show for years, but I can see how it would be a great fundraiser.
Beautiful building. I haven't heard about the Grass Roots scheme around here - it couldn't be that the government is keeping quiet about it, could it?
ReplyDeleteI wish I'd known about this! Do tell me when something like this happens again and I'll join you and Wipso.
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a great evening and a lot of spondooliks raised too. Fantastic looking venue. I will have to ask my aunt if she knows of it.
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