HELPSTON VILLAGE VIEWS
The HelCats presenting the Chernobyl’s children donation
Do you want to be a HelCat? Do you miss out on village events because you simply didn’t know they were happening? Do you want to be involved with village activities but are not affiliated to a village group?
HelCats raise over £800 for Helpston organisations The HelCats, a group of Helpston villagers, held a community race night in the village hall last month to raise funds for local groups and organisations. The event consisted of eight races, all sponsored by local businesses, and offered bottles of bubbly to winning horse owners and a tote betting system where people could bet on which horse they thought would win. There was also a raffle with a staggering 30 prizes, again all donated by local businesses.
village events. Since launching in January we’ve helped at the Parish Council litter pick, assisted the church at their gala and ran the bar at the John Claire Primary School summer fete. We’re also lined up to help with a village Christmas event and we set up Facebook group to get village residents talking.”
An amazing £806.85 was raised which has been donated to:
Emma Long, also a HelCat, added “On behalf of all of the HelCats we’d like to thank Healing Touch Therapies, Les Cunnington Painting and Decorating, Colin Bell Menswear Ltd, Ableclean, The Bluebell, Multifab Engineering Fabrication and GS Motor Engineers for sponsoring races, as well as all of the other businesses who donated raffle prizes.
• Village Hall - £200 (plus the £51 fee for the hall hire) • Young Person of the Year award- £150
• Chernobyl’s Children - £100 • Christmas tree decorations - £50
• Young person Santa visits - £50 The remaining funds will be retained and reinvested into next year’s activities. Phil Roberts, member of the HelCats, said: ‘A few of us got together earlier in the year and decided we wanted to do something good for the village. That is when the HelCats were born. “Predominantly we are a group of village residents that can be called upon when that little bit of extra help is needed at
“But most importantly we’d like to thank the people of Helpston who supported us by attending the event and who all gave so generously. We are very happy to be able to make donations to the local causes, as well as launch our ‘Young Person of the year’ award. “We have been overwhelmed by the sense of community and the kind words and feedback from people who attended and we can’t wait to start organising next year’s event.”
Further details about the young person of the year award can be found on page 46.
Do you fancy making a difference by helping out for just an hour or so but don’t have the time to join a committee or make too big a commitment? If so then the HelCats could be for you… The HelCats can be called upon when that little bit of extra help is needed yet they can still enjoy the events the village has to offer. If this sounds of interest to you and you feel you can donate an hour or two a year then please register your interest by emailing (helpstoncommunityactivityteam@ gmail.com). You will be sent information about village events and what help, if any, is needed. You will not be sent spam emails, your contact details will not be shared and you can stop the emails at any time if you decide it is no longer for you.
Do you need the help of the HelCats? If you are a community organisation within Helpston and you need a little bit of extra help either before, during or after an event or activity you can ask the HelCats for help. Simply email your request to (helpstoncommunityactivityteam@ gmail.com) and the HelCats will see who can help.
Facebook Don’t forget to follow the HelCats Facebook page and join the village chat in the Facebook group by searching @HelpstonCommunity
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