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Local Charities Supported2008 CharitiesLinton Music Festival raises £10,000 for local causes Success of the 2008 Linton Music Festival generates £10,000
for local charitable and voluntary organisations.
Bill Sparkes, a member of the festival organising committee
presented the cheques. During the presentation, he thanked the
festival sponsors, many of whom were present, for their
continued support. He also thanked members of the nominated
charities who had helped in the organisation of the festival
weekend. To view the full version of the press release, you can download it as a Microsoft Word Document™ here. (Please note this document is over 4Mb and may take a while to download!)
2007 CharitiesCharities that benefitted from the proceeds of the 2007 Linton Festival are:
2006 CharitiesDownload 2006 press release of supported charities in PDF format here. Please note that you will need Adobe Reader© to view this document. (Available from the Adobe website) In the 6 years that The Linton Festival has been staged, it has been able to support numerous local charities including; Linton BrowniesFor the last 2 years the Brownie pack has received donations to help towards the running costs of the pack. Lea BrowniesFor the last 2 years the Brownie pack has received donations to help towards the running costs of the pack. Lea Pre-SchoolThe money donated will be used to help with the running costs of the groups. Gorsley Preschool and Play GroupThe money donated will be used to help with the running costs of the groups. AspireThis charity works with disabled young people Forest of Dean HospiceThe 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 charitiesDownload 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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