Holt Christmas Lights » Fundraising

Break, 2010′s chosen charity

Josh — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 10:04:10 +0000

A constituent part of the 6 weeks Lights remit is to collect money for charity. Our chosen charity for 2010 is BREAK.
Change can be donated via our collecting box initiative.

140 boxes despatched thoughout the Town raised £714 in 2009. I am aiming for £1000 during this year’s event. That’s only on average £7 per tin, WE CAN DO IT!

Collecting tins now ready for collection from The Tannery, Bull Street, Holt. Contact Sarah on 01263 713642 or thetanneryholt@yahoo.co.uk

PLEASE COME AND COLLECT – 10 mins to deliver each tin in reality means 23 hours WORK.

Thank you, Jonathan!

Josh — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:21:42 +0000

Greetings from your tree and lighting committee representative. Our 2010 campaign has started with a flourish – all 30ft of it!

Hempstead resident, Jonathan Neville (pictured with our Chairman, Esme) has kindly donated a tree that has outgrown its current location but will be given prime place at our War Memorial in November. Check out Jonathan’s informative website at www.norfolkmills.co.uk.

Fundraiser still wanted!!!

We are still without a fundraiser with a £20k target to raise.

The lights switch on may be a single evening, but the lights and decorated trees remain cheerily in place for six weeks till 12th night in January.

All six Committee members are standing in their fourth and final year, serving the local retail and wider public to give Holt this superb winter event. Anyone coming forward to fill our places should ideally shadow us this year to take over next. My role begins in January, obtaining quotes for the contract of communal lighting. I attend monthly Committee meetings, liaise with our contractors, order trees, answer lights related questions from retailers and assist on the switch-on night. All necessary contacts and timescales are already established and laid down in our comprehensively compiled Working Brief.

You’re welcome to visit me at The Tannery in Bull Street to discuss this exciting opportunity to join a well established community event Committee, one that I’ve thoroughly enjoyed.

I look forward to working with someone through this year’s event, Sarah Tribe, Lights Liaison and Christmas Trees, Holt Lights Committee.

Manager, The Tannery, Bull Street, Holt.

Income and Expenditure 2009

Josh — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 08:04:33 +0000

The Holt Christmas Lights Committee have worked hard to provide the town and traders with the best possible lights display in North Norfolk. 2009 was an exceptionally difficult year given the recessionary pressures many businesses were facing. For this reason we are incredibly grateful to all the sponsors and those in the town who gave so generously to make this year successful.

The 2009 Christmas Lights switch on took place on 25th November. Behind the scenes a total of £19,568 was raised by the Committee mainly through local business donations. Expenditure totalled £22,076, however this did include various repairs to the lights which should not need to be repeated this year. We carry forward a small positive bank balance of £407. View complete Income and Expenditure 2009 summary (pdf format).

The Committee have started to meet again and are looking forward to lighting up the town for another fantastic night that really puts Holt on the map. We welcome any help or suggestions for 2010.

Total Butler sponsors fireworks for 2009

Josh — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:17:58 +0000

The Holt Christmas Light committee are delighted to announce that Total Butler are sponsoring this years fireworks at the switch on celebration.

Visit the Total Butler website for news and information on products and services.

You can also contact the local sales office at Total Butler, Wymondham on 08457 240 241.

Onto their second collection boxes already!

Josh — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:13:57 +0000

Well done to Thoughtful Expressions and Ladbrookes of Holt who have filled up their Holt Christmas Lights collection boxes and are now on their second!

Go on, and get involved – support this year’s Holt Christmas Lights Appeal!

Josh — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:56:14 +0000

If you or your school, club, group, society or friends would like to hold a fundraising event of your own and donate the proceeds to this year’s appeal, we would be thrilled. As the lights are switched on you can think, ‘I helped to make this happen!’

You could have a car boot or garage sale, a coffee morning, cake stall, Christmas Sale, sponsored dog walk, bike ride, swim, run, etc. Hold a car wash or window washing round. The ideas are endless…

Just come up with an idea and get arranging your event. Email our fundraiser (see Contact us) with the date and type of the event and ‘get stuck in’. An official Sponsorship Form (to assist raising funds) can be supplied.

Finally, have fun and thanks a million!

Collection Boxes gain a new look!

Josh — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:24:03 +0000

Children from Holt Primary School have been busy making Christmas labels for the boxes. They will soon be distributed around the shops.

The Holt Christmas Lights Committee would like to thank the Primary School and Lindsey Furness and family for arranging this.