2009 Fundraising Events
Open Garden
We would like to thank Mr and Mrs Harwood who kindly opened their beautiful garden in Upper Slaughter on Saturday 27th June. Home-made cakes and refreshments were on sale and the event raised £636.
We invite you to take a look at the Photo Gallery for this event.
Kate’s Great Escape
On the 26th April 2009, Kate’s Home Nursing, together with Manfred Schotten Antiques and Christopher Clarke Antiques, held a fund raising Navigational Rally around the North Cotswolds.
Sixty one cars rolled up in Burford on the sunny Sunday morning to take part in “Kate’s Great Escape”. Amongst those on view were a Low Chassis Invicta, a 1970 Ferrari Daytona, a 1950’s Aston Martin DB 2/4, a 1930’s Alfa Romeo 6c 1750, an Aubern Speedster and a 1930's Supercharged 4 ½ ltr Bentley.
Although many drivers were local, some had come from as far a field as Argentina to compete in the 60 mile rally and search for clues in the towns and villages that the rally took in around the area Kate’s covers. Entrants followed a course that passed through Northleach, Winchcombe, Donnington and Stanway amongst others. The event was a fun day out for all and as well as searching for answers to 16 questions along the way, tasks also had to be completed such as knocking a nail into a chunk of wood with a hollow hammer, throwing a horseshoe on a pin and spotting the locations of 4 picture clues.
Refreshments were given at the half way stage at Martin Chisholm Collectors Cars in Brockhampton. The finishing line for the rally was the 16th century Tithe barn and gardens at Bourton House, Bourton on the Hill (by kind permission of Mr & Mrs Paice) and it proved an idyllic venue on such a glorious day. Entrants arrived in good spirits, comparing answers and ready for their final tasks of skittles and croquet to add to their points tally. A pig roast and buffet lunch was provided for all along with a raffle, auction and musical entertainment from Jay Alice and her band. Prizes and auction lots included tickets for the Stella Artois final at Queens and a week in a villa in Cyprus.
The rally was won by John Playfair & Liz Bowden on a Harley Davidson trike, with Charles & Helen Priday coming in second and Simon Berti of The Antiques Trade Gazette third. A special prize was awarded to Mr. Adrian Sucari, whose Supercharged 4 ½ ltr Bentley was chosen as the car the organizers would most like to take home.
The rally was held on the middle Sunday of the exhibition ‘The Great Escape’, held by Manfred Schotten Antiques and Christopher Clarke Antiques at Manfred’s shop in Burford. Both events raised money for Kate’s Home Nursing with 5% of all sales going to Kate’s. The exhibition featured a wide variety of items linked to the common theme of getting away from the humdrum of everyday life and of course the rally also tied in well with this. These items included a MGA Twin Cam sports car, Hardy Fishing Rods, books and artwork related to Arctic and Antarctic exploration, campaign and ship’s furniture and a Sauna.
The whole event was a great success and the charity raised over £10,000, an amazing result.
Our thanks go to Chrissie Schotten who organised the actual rally and to Manfred Schotten Antiques and Christopher Clarke Antiques who helped and kindly donated 5% of their takings from the Great Escape Exhibition.
We are very grateful to Richard and Monique Paice for their continued support of Kate’s. The venue of the Bourton House Tithe Barn was the perfect setting for the end of the rally.
Martin Chisholm very kindly opened his car collection at Brockhampton and provided us with the ‘half way stop’. Our thanks go to Martin, Tania and his team for all their help and contacts.
Lastly we would like to thank all the sponsors, donors and helpers who all made the day a resounding success, and invite you to take a look at the Photo Gallery for this event.