By Jill Stocks
Horsforth local The Horsforth Hotel will once again be inviting customers to participate in a range of activities as part of their fundraising efforts for Macmillan March.
The Horsforth venue has raised thousands over the years for Macmillan Cancer Support through various events from raffles to fun days and sponsored events.
The Greene King group of pubs, which owns the Horsforth Hotel, has been in partnership with Macmillan for 12 years and last month announced that it had raised £3.9 million for the charity in 2024, the highest ever annual total. More than £20 million has been raised in total over the length of the partnership.
Kate Lightfoot is Senior Corporate Partnership Development Manager at Macmillan. She said: “We have been proud charity partners with Greene King since 2012, and we’re excited to see their amazing fundraising efforts ahead of Macmillan March.
“Last year, the Horsforth Hotel raised over £3,000 to help us provide vital services to support people living with cancer, and we’re so grateful for their continued support. All money raised during March will fund Macmillan’s Support Line to ensure we can be there for people living with cancer when they need us most.”
Macmillan’s support line provides a confidential service to patients and their families and friends on a range of subjects from managing finances to information about diagnosis and local services.
A spokesperson for The Horsforth said: “We are really excited to get started with our Macmillan March fundraising, including a month-long tombola, virtual race night, darts tournament and much more.
“We look forward to welcoming our guests and we appreciate all of the support we receive in raising funds for Macmillan Cancer Support.”
Assistant manager Chloe Edge has been organising the fundraising. She said: “I have managed to get over one hundred prizes for the tombola. I’ve set a target of £2,000 for the month of March. I’m very excited for all the events I have got planned.”
Macmillan March events at The Horsforth will start this Saturday night (1 March) with Boozy Bingo from 8 till late. Or join in the annual daytime Macmillan bingo event on Wednesday, March 5 at 2pm.
The Macmillan darts tournament takes place on Thursday 13 March from 7.30pm. Entries are welcome from all comers. And there will be a night of virtual horse racing on Saturday 22 March from 8pm with bets a pound each.
You can pop in any time to take part in the tombola or why not stop by for coffee and cake at the Macmillan coffee morning on Wednesday 26 March from 11am. Donations of cakes are always welcome for this too. Just drop them in to the venue leading up to the event or on the morning itself.
Contact the Horsforth hotel through their facebook page if you would like any more information on any of the pubs events supporting Macmillan.
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