With Bridgwater Carnival 2016 still five months away, Bridgwater Carnival Guy Fawkes Committee has announced it has donated over £19,400 to local charities and groups.
The monies were raised during Bridgwater Carnival related activities between March 2015 and February 2016 and includes the street collection. The following charities and organisations received donations, some of which were in recognition for assistance during Bridgwater Carnival 2015:-
- Bridgwater Rotary Club – £3,517.76
- In A Wheel – £1,673.00
- Cancer Research UK – £1,501.29
- Bridgwater Lions International – £1,374.36
- Westfield Church – £1009.00
- St John Ambulance – £1,000
- Bridgwater Sea Cadets – £930.62
- The Elliot’s Touch Fund – £831.93
- St Margaret’s Somerset Hospice – £755.85
- Rhode Lane Wanderers FC – £677.56
- Bridgwater Operatic Society – £673.28
- The Red Cross, Bridgwater Branch – £610.55
- Renegades Carnival Club – £595.70
- Compass Disability Services – £593.76
- Bridgwater & Albion Rugby Youth FC – £489.19
- Bridgwater & District Mencap – £472.10
- Freewheelers – £450.00
- Robert Blake Science College – £439.60
- SNAP – £384.50
- Morganians RFC – £268.40
- Scotty’s Little Soldiers – £244.10
- Ron Peberdy Cyber Knife Trust – £242.90
- PGM School – £230.15
- Taunton Association for the Homeless – £202.25
- North Petherton Rugby FC – £171.03
- Hope For Tomorrow – £159.01
- Musgrove Leukaemic Group Somerset – £159.01
- Unicorn Carnival Club – £120.86
- Marie Curie – £86.48
- Young Musical Theatre Company – £54.74
Dave Stokes, publicity officer for Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival, added: “Helping local charities and organisations to boost their funds is an integral part of the carnival which we are all very proud of, and is something which many people overlook. In the last six years Bridgwater Carnival related activities have raised nearly £109,000 for local good causes, and this is testament to the hard work of everybody associated with Bridgwater Carnival.”
