Where the money goes.
Over the years our costs have gone up considerably (skips, marquees, loos, to name a few). So we are saddened to report that for the last two years we have only just covered our costs because of the wet weather and were unable to make our usual payments to local charities.
In the past we have been able to support a number of charities in the community with the proceeds along with the four local schools associated with the fair.
In 2013 we look forward to being approached by many more local charities that would like to benefit from the fair. Details of how to do so can be found in the information tent next to Radio West Middlesex at the Fair or through our contact page.
Here’s how the 2010 money was distributed.
| £2,112 | Together as One |
| £2,048 | Home-Start Richmond |
| £1,536 | Cochlear Implanted Children’s Support Group |
| £1,280 | The Mulberry Centre |
| £1,024 | Homelink Day Respite Care |
| £150 | Crossway Pregnancy Crisis Centre |
| £150 | Richmond AID |
| £150 | SPEAR |
Thank you all very much for making this possible with by your continuing and generous support of the St Margarets Fair, which this year will be on Saturday the 13th of July.
The 4 local schools are Orleans
Primary, St Marys, St Stephens and Orleans Park.
The money they each get is allocated according to
a points system based upon the activities and jobs they undertake
for the Fair.
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Last year, 2012
Orleans Infants ran the Barbecue
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St Stephens planned the Football and provided the Stewarding
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St Mary’s took care of all the Litter
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Orleans Park looked after the Programme, the Pimms and organised the Dog Show
As always thank you very much for your continuing support of our local community event.
In addition, the Fair has given other small donations of up to
£100 every year. Donations also go to Radio
West Middlesex and Marble Hill Play
Centres.
The Annual Christmas
Dinner for local senior citizens at the Turks Head is
fully financed by the Fair.
This is a list of the main beneficiaries from the past years:
| 2010 | Home-Start Richmond, Together as One, Cochlear Implanted Children’s Support Group, The Mulberry Centre, Homelink Day Respite Care, Crossway Pregnancy Crisis Centre, Richmond AID, SPEAR. |
| 2009 | Friends of Crofters,
Whitton
Social Centre, Homelink, Off the Record, Richmond Welcare, Me Too & Co, Marble Hill Playcentres. |
| 2008 | River Thames Boat Project, Environment Trust for Richmond upon Thames, Homelink |
| 2007 | Heatham House, River Thames Boat Project, South West London Alzheimer's Society, Marble Hill Playcentres |
| 2006 | The money was held back towards the refurbishment of the Pavilion on Moormead |
| 2005 | Richmond Carers Centre, Crofters, the Richmond-upon-Thames Talking Newspaper for the Blind |
| 2004 | Home-Start Richmond, Environment Trust
for Richmond upon Thames, Richmond-upon-Thames Welcare, River Thames Boat Project, Marble Hill Playcentres |
| 2003 | Richmond Crossroads Care, Richmond Advocacy |
| 2002 | Marble Hill Play Centres, Homes for Life |
| 2001 | Marble Hill Play Centres |
| 2000 | Homelink |
| 1999 | Princess Alice Hospice |
| 1998 | HANDS |
| 1997 | Off the Record, Radio West Middlesex |
| 1996 | Roy Kinnear Trust, National Asthma Campaign |
| 1995 | Shooting Star Trust, Action Aid, SPEAR |
| 1994 | ?? - can anyone remember? |
| 1993 | Richmond Homes for Life Trust |
| 1992 | The Children’s Society, Crisis in Africa |
