A huge windfall of more than £5,000 was handed out to grateful groups in Burnham-On-Sea on Wednesday evening (March 12th), courtesy of the town’s carnival committee.
Chairman Mike Young and President Malcolm Borland handed out £5,050 of cheques at the Ritz Social Club to those groups who had helped last November’s event by giving volunteers.
Mike thanked the organisations for their support, adding: “We are very grateful for the help of all these local groups whom we rely on for marshalling and collecting on the night.”
The groups benefiting included Burnham Lions, Round Table, BEES, Secret World, Sedgemoor Explorers, YHA, British Heart Foundation, BARB, Rotary Club, St John Ambulance, Highbridge In Bloom, Burnham Scouts, Air Training Corp, Breaks 4 Kids, and the Young Farmers.
Our photo shows (standing) Pam Lyes, Colin Durston, Richard Elloway, Richard Williams, Andrew Bryant, Dave Bailey and Joyce Curtis with (seated) Mike Murphy and Malcolm Borland
RELATED LINKS:
Guide to the 2008 Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge Carnival
