18 Bath charities to receive Christmas Market stall for a day
Howard Lake | 17 July 2013 | News
Bath Tourism Plus is again offering local charities that chance to fundraise at this year's Bath Christmas Market by having a free chalet for one day.
The event runs from 28 November to 15 December and attracts thousands of visitors.
Value to charities?
Charities that took part in 2012 included Royal United Hospital’s Forever Friends Appeal; Bath City Farm, MND Association; Bath Cat’s and Dog’s Home and The Wiltshire Scrapstore.
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Some raised over £1,000 on their day, and the MND Association raised £1,300.
Nick Brooks-Sykes, Chief Executive at Bath Tourism Plus, said: "We have already received a number of applications, but we want to make sure that all locally based charities are made aware of the opportunity, and that as many charities as possible are invited to apply".
How to apply
The 18 successful applicants wil be chosen at random from the list of those who applied.
The deadline for local charities to apply to fundraise using the charity stall is 31 July 2013.
Photo: Kan Chan Vong on Flickr.com
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