Charnwood Borough Council

During their year each Mayor launches a Charity Appeal for the cause(s) of their choice. Donations come from a wide variety of sources including the sale of recycled textiles collected in clothing banks located around the Borough and the raffling of any gifts or gratuities received by Council staff as well as from a variety of church collections, donations from local people and businesses, and the proceeds of the Mayor's charity events.

How the Charities are Chosen

As soon as the nomination for the next Mayor is known they are asked to decide which charity or charities they would like to benefit from their Appeal. They are asked to make this decision so early in order that the details of their chosen charities can be publicised along with their nomination.

Most Mayors chose charities with which they have some personal connection, but that should not stop other worthy causes from asking to be considered. The best way of doing this is by writing to the Mayor's office before Christmas so that your letter can be given to the Mayor Elect as soon as their identity is known.

The Charity Appeal 2009/2010

The current Mayor's Appeal is split between "Warning Zone" which is a Safety Education Centre providing a unique interactive learning environment where 10/11 year olds learn how to be safe and understand about personal responsibility. The other charity is "Wishes 4 Kids" which was created to grant a wish for children and young people in Leicestershire who are life limited, terminally ill or have experienced physical or emotional traumas.

The Charity Appeal 2008/2009

Councillor Campbell chose to support the replacement of the Age Concern Leicestershire & Rutland ambulance which is used in the Charnwood Area. A total of £13,700 was raised

The Charity Appeal 2007/2008

Councillor Tormey put all money raised to the Loughborough Welfare Trusts Relief in Need Fund. This old and little known fund gives small grants to local residents struggling with the purchase of clothing, food etc. and assists some of the poorest families in the area to whom no other money or assistance is available from statutory agencies. His appeal raised £13,099.

The Charity Appeal 2006/2007

Councillor Ken Pacey supported The County Air Ambulance and raised a total of £17179.95 enabling the air ambulance to fly at least 17 extra missions.

The Charity Appeal 2005/2006

Councillor Wilson chose Glebe House as the recipient of his appeal funding. Glebe House provides a wide range of quality services for people of all ages with a learning disability who live in the Charnwood area. The appeal totalled £14798 which is being used to fund extra weekends of respite care in a self contained flat within the charity's premises.

The Charity Appeal 2004/2005

For his year of office Councillor Jones launched "The Mayor's Sport and Arts Appeal" which provided funding for a programme of activities for people of the Borough. It brought sporting events for young people and various arts projects to local communities, particularly where other facilities and funding were not available.

The Charity Appeal 2003/2004

Councillor Jack Moore chose Macmillan Cancer Relief and LOROS to be the recipients of his Charity Appeal. Cancer charities were particularly close to his heart and the fund was dedicated to all relatives and friends sadly lost to cancer.

The Appeal raised £10,000 and the money was split evenly between those two deserving causes.

The Charity Appeal 2002/2003

Councillor Debbie Green chose Rainbows Children's Hospice and the Shaishav project in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, (Loughborough's link town in India) to be the recipients of her Charity Appeal. The Appeal raised £9127 which was split evenly between these two beneficiaries.

The Shaishav project is a voluntary organisation working on children's rights. They work mainly with child labourers and the children from the municipal schools and slums. They run eight Community Education Centres which offer schooling not otherwise available to around 300 children labouring in jobs such as cleaning plastic bags and making plastic ropes. To date they have motivated over 3000 children to join school, many of whom have left work to get some education.

The Project also operates a mobile multi purpose school programme which tours seventeen municipal schools in slum areas reaching around 10,000 children to make their education more enjoyable, child centred and relevant.

Previous Charity Appeals

Year	Mayor	Beneficiaries	Amount Raised
2008/9	S. Campbell	Age Concern Leicestershire & Rutland ambulance	£13700
2007/8	J. Tormey	Loughborough Welfare Trusts Relief in Need Fund	£13099
2006/7	K.G. Pacey	The County Air Ambulance	£17180
2005/6	R.M. Wilson	Glebe House	£14798
2004/5	M.T. Jones	The Mayor's Sport & Arts Appeal Grants	£12000
2003/4	J.W. Moore	LOROS & Macmillan Cancer Research	£10000
2002/3	D.C. Green	Shaishav Childrens Project Bhavnagar & Rainbows Hospice	£9127
2001/2	A.W. Stott	National Eczema Society	£8140
2000/1	N.C.N. Bird	Glenfield Hospital Cardiac Unit	£8570
1999/2000	J.B. Powell	Rainbows Hospice & local stroke clubs	£8082
1998/9	I. Thurlby	Loughborough Guild of the Disabled & Nottingham City Hospital Kinder Unit	£5856
1997/8	J. Tyrrell	Glebe House & Roecliffe Manor Cheshire Home	£11745
1996/7	K. Brailsford	Loughborough Guild of the Disabled, Storer 2000, Rainbows Hospice, Arthritis+Rheumatism Research & Unicef	£7700
1995/6	J. Hawkes	Rainbows Hospice & Glebe House	£6965

If you require any further information about this year's Mayor's Appeal, or that of previous years, feel free to contact the Mayor's Office.