Some of our recent fund raising events
The Top Banana Band
The Top Banana Band returned to the Gretton Music Festival as headline act 2016.
All proceeds from their show went to support The Travers Foundation.
Their live debut was at the 2015 Festival when they performed at Monday's Open Mic at The Hatton Arms. This 9 piece band plays soul, funk and rhythm & blues.
Formed over their mutual love of The Blues Brothers and The Commitments films, The Top Banana Band play a wide range or funk, soul and blues. Formally known as Mustang Barry their name was changed when a shipment of inflatable bananas came into the band's possession.
The Top Banana Band gave us all a great time with everyone up and dancing.
All proceeds from their show went to support The Travers Foundation.
Their live debut was at the 2015 Festival when they performed at Monday's Open Mic at The Hatton Arms. This 9 piece band plays soul, funk and rhythm & blues.
Formed over their mutual love of The Blues Brothers and The Commitments films, The Top Banana Band play a wide range or funk, soul and blues. Formally known as Mustang Barry their name was changed when a shipment of inflatable bananas came into the band's possession.
The Top Banana Band gave us all a great time with everyone up and dancing.
Young Start Showcase 2016
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The Young Stars Showcase features some of the talented youngsters the charity has assisted - including the Corby Core Actors and Dancers, plus well-known local vocalists Vicki-Louise Sherwin, Charlie Botting, Kara Hamer and Meg Lyons.
Two local filmmakers showed their productions - Kayleigh O'Connor with her short film EQ: A Film About Emotional Intelligence, and Rockingham's Alan Pell with his Ladies Of The Red Club.
Neil Bray, the Branch Manager of Corby's Santander branch, and his team got involved by organising the silent raffle which took place on the evening and are prominently displaying information about the charity in the bank. Neil's father is Russ 'Voice of Darts' Bray who kindly donated a signed dartboard and photographs, sold as part of the silent auction, and also auctioned were two rugby balls signed by the Northampton Saints and Leicester Tigers teams.
Two local filmmakers showed their productions - Kayleigh O'Connor with her short film EQ: A Film About Emotional Intelligence, and Rockingham's Alan Pell with his Ladies Of The Red Club.
Neil Bray, the Branch Manager of Corby's Santander branch, and his team got involved by organising the silent raffle which took place on the evening and are prominently displaying information about the charity in the bank. Neil's father is Russ 'Voice of Darts' Bray who kindly donated a signed dartboard and photographs, sold as part of the silent auction, and also auctioned were two rugby balls signed by the Northampton Saints and Leicester Tigers teams.
Mid Summer Ball 2016
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The Mid Summer Ball at Barnsdale Lodge was a huge success. We raised over £6,000, and every penny will be spent in supporting talented youngsters improve their skills in sports, the creative and performing arts.
The charity is entirely staffed by volunteers, and we all work really hard in various aspects of fundraising, working with the young people and their families and in PR and marketing.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank everybody who made this evening the resounding success it was, especially the Event Sponsor Electrical Compliance & Safety Limited, The Top Banana Band, Auctioneer David Palmer, Matched Funding Donor Tina Clark from Lloyds Bank, Corby and Auction Donors Barnsdale Lodge Hotel,Coca Cola Enterprises, Philip Day, Ryan Evans, Steve Farr, Rab Fearnie, David Hall, Jane Harrison, Diane Masters, William Sharman, Silverstone Racing Circuit, Rob Sutton and Gary Tait.
The charity is entirely staffed by volunteers, and we all work really hard in various aspects of fundraising, working with the young people and their families and in PR and marketing.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank everybody who made this evening the resounding success it was, especially the Event Sponsor Electrical Compliance & Safety Limited, The Top Banana Band, Auctioneer David Palmer, Matched Funding Donor Tina Clark from Lloyds Bank, Corby and Auction Donors Barnsdale Lodge Hotel,Coca Cola Enterprises, Philip Day, Ryan Evans, Steve Farr, Rab Fearnie, David Hall, Jane Harrison, Diane Masters, William Sharman, Silverstone Racing Circuit, Rob Sutton and Gary Tait.
