charity events and fundraising

The Heart of England Air Ambulance chosen charity for 2010

We have pleasure in confirming that Kilworth House Hotel will be supporting The Heart of England Air Ambulance Charity in 2010.

The UK’s largest and fastest Air Ambulance started in October 2003 (known as the Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance – WNAA) from its base at Coventry Airport. Being a completely independent charity it relies solely on sponsorships and donations receiving no funding from the Government or National Lottery.

The two air ambulances will currently be one of only a few charities to fly with a Doctor on board at all times being able, when necessary, to work in tandem on major accidents. The Air Ambulance will play a huge part in the lives of many people in the five counties, attending on average 6 incidents a day – 50% of which are road traffic accidents. The crew fly seven days a week during daylight hours, however with continued support it is hoped to extend these flying hours. Each Air Ambulance needs in excess of £1.2m each year to keep the helicopter flying.

Jo Payne from The Heart of England Air Ambulance said “We are thrilled that Kilworth House Hotel have chosen the Air Ambulance as their nominated charity. The support from the hotel will really be appreciated. The introduction of the new Air Ambulance is a tremendous step forward for the people of the three counties who will now benefit from this much improved facility, mirroring the excellence in patient care achieved by the neighbouring service in Warwickshire & Northamptonshire”

So far the following events have been confirmed. Details of more events will be here soon.

25th January 2010: Ladies' Lunch - £8,271
22nd March 2010: Ladies' Lunch - £1,857
24th May 2010: Ladies' Lunch - £1,456
26th May 2010: Charity Walk - £1,208.50
22nd July 2010: Adam Watkiss at Kilworth House Theatre
8th September 2010: Charity Walk
23rd September 2010: Charity Golf Day
27th September 2010: Ladies' Lunch
22nd November 2010: Ladies' Lunch

£1 Donation on Restaurant Bills: £3,567.97
Miscellaneous: £195

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"guess the number of key changes" winners

We held a fundraising "guess the number of key changes" competition during the 2009 theatre in the Orangery show, "Christmas Cheer", which raised over £6,000. The winners were:

They won a pair of tickets to see Guys and Dolls at Kilworth House Theatre with a champagne reception in the Staging Post before the show.

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fundraising so far

Kilworth House Hotel has raised almost £120,000 for the Heart of England Air Ambulance. This figure represented the total amount raised throughout 2008 & 2009 at the hotel through a number of charity events.

The Air Ambulance requires around £4m a year to operate and are extremely appreciative of the donations so far, which will have an immediate positive impact for the charity.

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Ladies' Lunch - Members and their guests only

25TH JANUARY, 22ND MARCH, 24TH MAY, 27TH SEPTEMBER, 22ND NOVEMBER

Throughout 2009 the Luncheon Club ladies were entertained by a number of well know famous faces, including Michael Portillo, Nicholas Owen & Anton du Beke. This year we look forward to welcoming other celebrity speakers to the Hotel.

Our Ladies Luncheon Membership is now full for 2010.

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Adam Watkiss at Kilworth House Theatre

THURSDAY 22ND JULY

Adam is well known to Kilworth audiences – he gave the first-ever performance at our theatre in 2007 and has appeared in the highly successful Christmas shows in the Kilworth Orangery. In 2001 Leicester-born Adam was crowned the winner of the ITV talent show This Is My Moment. Later that year he was invited to perform for H.M. The Queen in the Royal Variety Performance and had two sell-out tours with his band. Adam later went on to play the narrator in the West End production of Blood Brothers.

All proceeds from this performance will be donated to The Heart of England Air Ambulance, our chosen charity for 2010.

Find out more and book online at www.kilworthhousetheatre.co.uk

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Charity Walk

8TH SEPTEMBER 10.30am

Join staff and guests for an enjoyable 5km or 10km walk around the Kilworth estate.

It’s not a race and everybody is welcome! Refreshments will be provided afterwards. Minimum £5 donation per 5km per person to the hotel’s chosen charity in 2010.

To book your place please email sue.james@kilworthhouse.co.uk or call on 01858 881830

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Charity Golf Day

23RD SEPTEMBER

Enjoy a great day’s golf at Kilworth Springs Golf Club followed by dinner in the Orangery in the evening. The day starts with coffee and bacon rolls before a shotgun start at 11am.

Dinner is served in the Orangery at Kilworth House Hotel at 5.30pm followed by prize giving.

Price: £250 per team of four people.

To book your place, please email sue.james@kilworthhouse.co.uk or call on 01858 881830

 

 

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Make a donation

Should you wish to make a donation to our appeal, please ring Sue James on 01858 881 830 to make a credit / debit card donation.

Sue James
Kilworth House Hotel
Lutterworth Road
North Kilworth
Leicestershire
LE17 6JE