A Grand Day Out
Leave a CommentThank you so much to everyone who came along to and supported our A Grand Day Out events in Royal Victoria Park Bath, Hadleigh Park Essex and Battersea Park London. We especially want to say a particularly big thank you to our friends at Foresters and The Kennel Club. We thought A Grand Day Out was a crackin’ success and we hope you all had a great time too!
Click on the links below to see some crackin’ pictures from our
You can also watch all the action on the Foundation’s YouTube page.
If you have any pictures of your own please email them into us at info@wallaceandgromitfoundation.org – we’d love to see them!
Please also remember to pay in any money you’ve collected to make a difference to dogs and help sick kids across the UK. You can do this using Virgin Money Giving or the Bank Giro Credit slip in your fundraising pack.
Crackin’ News! Our 2011 Grants Have Now Been Decided
We are now pleased to announce the list of hospitals and hospices chosen to receive grants for 2011. This year the Wallace & Gromit’s Children’s Foundation will hand over a total of £171,603.33 to twenty-six children’s hospitals and hospices across the country.Thank you to everyone who applied for a grant this year.
England:
Leicester Royal Infirmary
Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Nottingham City Hospital Children’s Centre
Butterwick House Children’s Hospice (Stockton-on-Tees)
The Donna Louise Children’s Hospice Trust, Treetops (Stoke-on-Trent)
Alder Hey Children’s Hospital (Liverpool)
Brian House Children’s Hospice (Blackpool)
Helen & Douglas House Children’s Hospice (Oxford)
Addenbrooke’s Children’s Hospital (Cambridge)
Naomi House Children’s Hospice (Winchester)
Sheffield Children’s Hospital
Leeds General Infirmary
Martin House Children’s Hospice (Wetherby)
Calderdale Royal Hospital (Halifax)
Royal Hospital for Sick Children (Bristol)
Guy’s Hospital (London)
Richard House Children’s Hospice (London)
Scotland:
Raigmore Hospital (Inverness)
Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill (Glasgow)
Wales:
Children’s Hospital for Wales (Cardiff)
Ireland:
Antrim Area Hospital
CRACKIN’ TEAPOT AUCTION
We’re auctioning hand painted teapots on eBay.co.uk! As part of our Tea Party 2010 celebrations, each one was lovingly decorated by a patient at one of our beneficiary children’s hospitals and hospices. Search Hand Painted Charity Teapot on eBay.co.uk, or follow these links to check out the fantastic designs and start bidding now:
JOIN TEAM WALLACE & GROMIT FOR THE GREAT MANCHESTER RUN 10k 2011
Join Team Wallace & Gromit and take part in the Bupa Great Manchester Run 2011 to help raise funds for sick children across the country! Please check out our Running Events page for more information and email Lauralaura@wallaceandgromitfoundation.org if you are interested in becoming an official member of Team Wallace & Gromit Great Manchester Run.
The Great Manchester Run 10k
When: Sunday 15th May 2011
Location: Manchester
Distance: 10km
Enjoy the sights and sounds of the City of Manchester along with 38,000 other runners in the UK’s biggest 10k. A mixture of bands and musicians line the course giving the event a wonderful atmosphere with their diverse range of sounds ranging from rock and dance to brass and orchestral! With a friendly and enthusiastic crowd the Great Manchester Run is an ideal event for beginners.
The Big Pound
The Big Pound is a brand new charity fundraiser that aims to get everyone to donate £1 to charity. The Foundation hasbeen chosen as their February and very first charity!
Click here to donate £1 now and make a real difference to the lives of sick children in hospitals and hospices across the UK.
CRACKIN’ MATT GOSS SIGNED PHOTO AUCTION
We’re currently auctioning a fantastic signed Matt Goss photo on eBay in aid of the Foundation. Could it be the perfect Valentine’s Day present for your special someone? Click here to check out the listing and bid now!
BIDDING CLOSES ON FEBRUARY 11TH SO DON’T MISS OUT!
A GRAND DAY OUT
Wallace & Gromit and The Kennel Club invite you to join us and our friends Foresters for A Grand Day out to raise funds to help sick children in hospitals and hospices across the UK and make a difference to dogs.
We are hosting 3 fantastic dog walking events for you and your friends and family to attend in Bath on the 27th March, Essex on the 3rd April & London on the 10th April. There will be 3 trials for you to choose from at each venue, the walk distances will be 1.5k, 3k, and 5k with lots of fun for you, your dog and all the family at the finish line.
To find out more and register to take part please visit www.agranddayout.org.uk, when you register you will be entered into our free prize draw to win 2 tickets to Crufts in March.
There will be a crackin’ Wallace & Gromit award for every dog taking part as well as loads of great treats for all the family.
You can really help sick children and dogs who need your support, so please join us for A Grand Day Out this Spring.
A Grand Day Out is kindly sponsored by Foresters www.foresters.co.uk
Pet Food Sponsor Purina
Pet Accessories Sponsor Ancol
TEA PARTY TALES
We’ve got a few fantastic stories and pictures here and on our website of the fun you got up to at your Tea Parties. If you have any stories and photos of your own – don’t forget to send them in as we love to see them!
Dan and Jack Hope hosted a tea party in the Christmas holidays for their school friends and raised £50. They drew lots of pictures of Wallace & Gromit and many of the other characters, made bunting from the old Christmas cards and baked lots of biscuits and cakes. Dan wrote his own quiz and devised many games then everyone watched ‘A Grand Day Out!’. Everyone had a fantastic afternoon!
Footprints Nursery held a Tea Party at the National Christian Outreach Centre in Perth. They sold cupcakes and tea to their guests, who watched ‘A Grand Day Out’, played the grid game, quizzes, spot the difference and had colouring in sheets. All in all it was a great afternoon with lots of fun for both children and adults and they raised a fantastic £82.00 for the Wallace & Gromit’s Children’s Foundation!
Felkirk School planned a Tea Party as part of their tutor group’s PSD (personal & social development) lessons and raised a fantastic total of £70.97! Jon and Zak really enjoyed giving out the invitations and planning the party. Most of the school came and staff and pupils had a really nice time together eating cake and doing the activity sheets we put out on the tables.
Toni Dolan, Felkirk School
If you held your own Tea Party please also remember to send us any money you raised to help sick children in the UK.
A CRACKIN’ OPPORTUNITY
Looking to gain work experience in the charity sector? Check out our current internship opportunity below.
Wallace & Gromit’s Children’s Foundation & The Kennel Club
A Grand Day Out with Foresters
Job Title: Event Fundraiser ; Internship (8 -12 weeks)
Location: London
Wallace & Gromit’s Children’s Foundation is a national children’s charity, passionate about improving the quality of life of sick children and their families in hospitals and hospices throughout the UK. We fund a range of innovative projects including: music, art and play therapy; family accommodation and sensory equipment. Please visit www.wallaceandgromitfoundation.org to learn more.
The Kennel Club Charitable Trust making a difference for dogs by funding a wide variety of work ranging from supporting research into canine diseases to welfare initiatives and the promotion of support dogs, all of which give dogs healthier and happier lives.
Job Role
Our internship scheme offers a fantastic opportunity to get involved with 2 national charities with fantastic brand identity.
This internship is offered to support the launch of a new fundraising event ‘A Grand Day Out’, a national Dog Walking event raising funds to help sick children in the UK and to make a difference to dogs. This is a very exciting opportunity. The successful applicant will be involved in launching and developing this new fundraising project to take place in April 2011 in 3 venues across the South of England . You will have the opportunity to work directly alongside our experienced fundraising tea gaining a valuable overview of the charity sector and event fundraising and management as you learn. As an intern you will gain unrivalled fundraising, marketing, media and: PR experience. This internship will involve
- Volunteer management
- Event co-ordination and logistics
- Social media marketing
- Communications
- Event marketing support
Person Specification
We are looking for an excellent organiser with strong oral and written communication skills who has the ability to build rapport with a wide variety of people. You will be especially good at interacting and networking.
You will be a self-starter able to demonstrate flair and initiative.
You will have a passion for our cause and the event.
You will be able to work independently and as part of a small team and you will have the self-discipline to prioritise your work.
You will be organised and have proficient IT and admin skills.
You are likely to have good research skills and familiarity with the web and social media
Guidance Notes
The Post is available from February 2011 for 8-12 weeks and there is no application form.
Applicants are required to submit a CV and covering letter indicating suitability for the role and detailing relevant skills and experience.
Interviews will be held by individual arrangement.
Interviews consist of a panel interview and possibly a work-related presentation.
Office hours are 9 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday although at times you may be required to work outside of these hours to attend and co-ordinate the events.
For more information or to have an informal chat please call Marie on 020 7841 8987 or email marie@wallaceandgromitfoundation.org.
