Charities receive £600 from the 2009 GoldWing Light Parade

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£600 was recently distributed by the Federation of UK GoldWing Clubs to the North West Air Ambulance and Blackpool’s Childrens Hospice, Brian House – this being money being raised at the 2009 Blackpool Illuminations GoldWing Light Parade.  Each charity received £300.

The North West Air Ambulance is a regular beneficiary of Federation Clubs; GoldWings North West recently gave them £500 too.

Blackpool Councillor (and Cabinet Member for Tourism) Maxine Callow, who was helpful in making the 2009 GoldWing Light Parade a success, asked that Brian House be considered for a donation.

Had the weather been kinder during the Saturday afternoon the collection from the public on the Promenade would have raised substantially more, as it did in 2008.  But thanks to good financial management by the Organisers, there was enough left over after the bills were paid to make a respectable donation to charity anyway.

No doubt we will have the opportunity to support more charities for 2010.