Local Charities Supported

2007 Charities

Charities that benefitted from the proceeds of the 2007 Linton Festival are:

Air Ambulance £1500
Aspire £500
The Cobalt Campaign £1000
Gorsley Pre-School £500
Great Oak Hospice £1500
Lea Brownies £500
Linton Brownies £500
Salter's Hill £500
Linton Church £500
Hereford nature Trust £500
PAPYRUS £500
Lea Pre-School £500

2006 Charities

Download 2006 press release of supported charities in PDF format here.

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In the 6 years that The Linton Festival has been staged, it has been able to support numerous local charities including;

Linton Brownies

For the last 2 years the Brownie pack has received donations to help towards the running costs of the pack.

Lea Brownies

For the last 2 years the Brownie pack has received donations to help towards the running costs of the pack.

Lea Pre-School

The money donated will be used to help with the running costs of the groups.

Gorsley Preschool and Play Group

The money donated will be used to help with the running costs of the groups.

Aspire

This charity works with disabled young people

Forest of Dean Hospice

The Great Oaks Dean Forest Hospice provides a range of palliative and supportive care services for those with severe diseases such as cancer and progressive conditions such as motor neurone disease.

 

Other charities

Download 2005 press release of supported charities in Word Document format here.

Other charities supported in the past have been:

Aston Ingham Scout Group

The scouts have been one of the main benefactors from the festival with the money donated they have been able to buy new tents, cookers and start renovating the scout hut by putting in a new wooden floor..

Salter's Hill, Pound Farm, Gorsley

Salter's Hill is a charitable organisation for the benefit of adults with learning disabilities. In the past the farm has used the money donated to them to buy a cow which has since had a calf. This year the money will go towards building work to create three new flats for the residents.

Herefordshire Wild Life Trust

This is a new charity that the festival is supporting.

Tujuane Kenya/UK student exchange

This charity supports students from three local secondary schools to take part in exchange visits to Kenya.

Linton Village Community

Each year the festival will support a project in the Village of Linton. This year we are making a donation to the Church Bell Fund. In the past money has been donated to the church, Village Hall and the Parish Council towards work needed to restore the Village pound.

Newent Disabled Group.

Hereford College for the blind.

Forest of Dean Music Makers.

Gorsley Youth Club.

S.C.B.U The special care baby unit in Hereford Hospital.

In return for the Festivals support, many of the groups help with the running of the Festival over the weekend. The Festival Committee would like to thank the groups for their help and support over the Festival weekend.

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