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Ewegene & Friends Raised £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.
The auction alone raised £5,500 - Fourteen sheep were auctioned for an average of £170 each, along with numerous generous lots donated by local businesses. Lord Cavendish’s bid secured that their mascot sheep, Red Ram, would remain at Cartmel Racecourse. Cliff Dixon of CNJ media and Mandy Dixon, manager of the new look K - Village, bid for two sheep that will be used as BS&R collection boxes in Kendal’s shopping centres. The most sought after lot - a ride on the BS&R airboat - went for £280.
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.
Press coverage
Follow the local news headlines and listen to Radio Cumbria, who are following the Sheepy Village Trail.
Cumbria magazine, July 2010
BBC Radio Cumbria - Listen again to Mike Davis being interviewed on the Mike Parr Breakfast Show(approximately 45 minutes into the show) 9.6.2010
BBC Local Breakfast News 7.30am & 8.30am 2.6.10
BBC Local Lunchtime News 2.6.10
Westmorland Gazette 3.6.2010
Cumbria Life June 2010
Blackpool Gazette 5.6.2010
Press Release 1 - Who kidnapped Ewe-gene?
Press Release 2 - Ewe-gene safely returned to the flock & project launched!
Press Release 3 - Launch of Cartmel Sheepy Village & Events 2010
Sheep Sponsors & Supporters...
In 2010 the following community members sponsored 32 Sheep and a sheep dog, have offered sponsorship 'in-kind' or have helped raise funds:
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
Project Organisers
(voluntary & unpaid)
Richard English, Cavendish Arms www.thecavendisharms.co.uk
Helen & Alastair Bramwell, Bramwell International
www.bramwell-int.com
Sandy Kitching, Early Bird Design Associates www.theearlybirddesign.com
