Fund Raising - The Vale of Llangollen Canal Boat Trust

There are several ways you can get involved with the Vale of Llangollen Canal Boat Trust:

Become a volunteer crew member
Organise a fund-raising event or hold a raffle
Include Canal Boats for the Disabled in your will or make a gift in memory of a loved one
Make out a Deed of Covenant for a fixed sum every year or make a straight donation
Tell your friends, neighbours and colleagues about the trust

If you would like more information on any of these please use the Contact Us Page to get in touch

Here are some examples of fund raising activities

We have always received support from the local community for which we are very grateful. Groups such as the Fron Ladies, Eirwen Jones and Cantorion Collen and many more have put on fund raising events on our behalf from the very beginning. We recently received:

£265.00 from the Singing Festival held at the Llangollen Methodist Church during Eisteddfod week.
Albert Dunlop, the Vice-Captain of the Vale of Llangollen Golf Club, raised £264.00 from members at his Vice-Captain’s competition day.
Richard Davies, a local farmer, did a sponsored walk and raised £400.00.
Mrs Chris McCallum, who used to live in New Brighton, Minera, and enjoyed watching the boats on the canal, remembered the Trust in her will and we were pleased to meet her sons and their wives who came to scatter her ashes and present us with a cheque for over £4,500.

These are just examples of the generosity of local people.

	DONATION FROM PLAS TEG MASONS LODGE: John S O Jones (trustee and boat manager) accepting a cheque for £100 from the Plas Teg Lodge of local FreeMasons
	DONATION FROM FREEMASONS: John S O Jones (trustee and boat manager) accepting a cheque for £500 from the Castell Crogan Masonic Lodge
	DONATION FROM VALE OF LLANGOLLEN GOLFERS: Colin Burman, Chairman receiving a cheque for £392.20 from the Captain and Vice-captain of the Vale of Llangollen Golf Club. The money was donated by members playing in the Captains and Vice-Captains competition days at the club this year. Pictured from left to right: Captain, Dai Thomas, Colin Burman, Vice-captain Roy Sales.
	LADBROKES, LLANGOLLEN DONATES £1,000 TO THE VALE OF LLANGOLLEN CANAL BOAT TRUST We are pleased to report that Ladbrokes, Llangollen have donated £1,000 to the Trust. We are very grateful to Ladbrokes for including us in their charity donations. Picture shows from left to right; Selwyn Jones (trustee, NCBA trainer and volunteer skipper) Ann Bithell and Julia Abdusamed of Ladbrokes, Llangollen and Colin Burman (trustee, president and volunteer skipper) of the Canal Boat Trust.
CYMANFA GANU AT SEION CHAPEL, LLANGOLLEN RAISES £250 The Cymanfa Ganu at Seion Chapel, Llangollen raised £250 for the Trust. We would like to thank everyone who took part, especially Eirwen Jones, Sheila Birkhead and Meirion Jones.
	DAVE MASON DONATES £1,000 TO THE VALE OF LLANGOLLEN CANAL BOAT TRUST One of our trustees, Dave Mason, very generously made a donation of £1,000 to the Trust, as part of his Charity Fund when he was President of the Rotary Club of Wrexham. Dave is also one of our volunteer skippers and is pictured (on the right) presenting the cheque for £1,000 to the chairman, Colin Burman.
	RICHARD JONES RAISES £560.00 FOR THE VALE OF LLANGOLLEN CANAL BOAT TRUST RIDING IN THE ETAPE CYMRU. Richard Jones rode in only the second fully-closed road cycle event challenge in the UK on 9th October 2011. The event followed a 100-mile (161 km) route through Wrexham and Denbighshire, and attracted 1600 entries. Riders came from all over the UK, as well as southern Ireland and Spain. The event started and finished in Wrexham, with riders climbing 6,000 feet en-route, including the 3.8-mile climb up the Horseshoe Pass, which gains 1,040 feet in height and reaches gradients of up to 20%. The chairman, Colin Burman, thanks Richard for choosing the Canal Boat Trust as the beneficiary of his fund-raising ride.
	CAPTAINS CHARITY GOLF DAY Following the Captains’ Charity Golf Day at the Vale of Llangollen Golf Club the Trust was delighted to receive a cheque for £2,693.74. The other charity to benefit from the Charity Day was Hope House, Oswestry. Pictured are Kath Delany, Lady Captain, Albert Dunlop, Captain, and Trustees, Mary Burman, Gill Thomas and Colin Burman. Many thanks to all who took part and supported this event.
We were delighted that once again Eirwen Jones organised a Christmas concert for the Trust. As usual it was held at the English Methodist Church, Princess Street, Llangollen. It featured the Cantorion Collen Singers conducted by Eirwen and guest soloists. The concert was supported by Barclays and all monies raised went towards supporting the Trust and its work.