Ewegene & Friends Raise £11,000 for Bay Search & Rescue
In June and July 2010 thousands of visitors flocked to Cartmel to follow the Cartmel Sheepy Village! trail, culminating in a Grand Sheepy Auction at the Racecourse Grandstand on 17 July.
Fundraising continues and people can continue to support BS&R by purchasing a souvenir Cartmel Sheepy Village! calendar (£5) from one of the Cartmel businesses.
The project has been managed by four local friends, who have donated all their time and professional services for no fees: Helen and Alastair Bramwell, Bramwell International; Richard English, The Cavendish Arms; and Sandy Kitching, Early Bird Design Associates. Mike Davis from Northern Print Distribution has been the enthusiastic and unflappable liaison with the charity, who works as a Bay Search & Rescue team operative. People interested in sponsoring a sheep for 2011 can contact Richard English on 015395 36240 or download the information from this website.
Apart from receiving an essential grant of £1,000 from the Hadfield Trust, the 2010 Cartmel Sheepy Village! project went ahead without any government grants or public funding.
Sheep Sponsors & Supporters...
In 2010 he following community members sponsored 32 Sheep and a sheep dog, have offered sponsorship 'in-kind' or have helped raise funds or awareness of the project:
Badger Press - for the first sheepy signs - so good they were all pinched!
Blackpool Football Club
Mark & Diane Baxter
Allan & Jenny Beadle
Helen & Alastair Bramwell, Bramwell International - organisers
Anne Marie & Paul Brennan
The Bridden Family
Colin and Monika Burke - for Cartmel School
Cartmel Cheeses - fine cheeses for the auction event meal
Cartmel Primary School
Cartmel Racecourse - Auction hosts
Cartmel Village Shop - Sheep sponsor and provider of chocolates for auction event
The Cavendish Arms - Richard English, organiser
Cavendish Cottage
Chamberlains' Gifts - provider of the sheep and sheep dog
Paul Cousins - project mentor and Liverpool Superlambanana artist
Cypher Graphics - for being brilliant printing maps and promotional material
Tom & Olive Derbyshire
Mark Gunnell, Direct Car Hire - for use of his van
Andrew Docker
Ducati Owners Club of Great Britain - for a great auction lot!
Sandy Kitching, Early Bird Design - organiser providing sheepy logos, branding, designs, marketing, PR & website
Farrer's Coffee - for the auction event
Charles & Bunty Godwin
Grange Post Office
The Hadfield Trust - £1,000 Grant
Hagens of Flookburgh - Vegetables for the auction event
Hazelmere of Grange - Bread for the auction event
Higginsons of Grange - Family Butchers - Meat for the auction event
The Kings Arms
Jennifer Meads, The Knoll Guesthouse
The Mallard Tea Shop
Market Cross Cottage
Morecambe Bay Wines
Gary and Sue Moore
Roy Morris - for the Cubs & Scouts
Northern Print Distribution - Poster production, inclusion in 'Perfect Days Out' and distribution of promotional material daysoutinfo.co.uk
The Pig & Whistle
Steve Reeve, Lakes n Dales Images - taker of the sheepy photos
The Red Pepper
Mr & Mrs Seaton
Shanleys - for printing 2011 calendars at a reduced rate
Michael & Katrina Shaw
Sign Works, Grange-over-Sands - for initial sign printing
Sweeny Bobs, Cartmel's barbers shop
S T Wilson - Decorators
