Jodie Cook raises over £500 at the Heanor 10k pudding run
Well done Jodie – great run! Jodie Cooke wasn’t able to join us at the 5k Memorial Run so decided to take on the bigger challenge of the 10k Heanor Pudding Run. On a soggy, grey Sunday morning Jodie completed the run raising over £500 FOR WTF and received her Matthew Walker Christmas Pudding! You […]
The 100 at Nutbrook CC raises £500 for WTF!
£500 raised. Thank you Nutbrook Cricket Club! Nutbrook Cricket Club hosted The Dennis Lovatt Memorial Hundred Ball Cup again this year on September 10th offering a day full of cricket, drinks, great food, great company and some sun! There was also some live music too! Proceeds from their raffle were shared between us, Ben’s Den and […]
Football 4 Charities – a great day out at Ilkeston Town FC
A great day out raises £2450 for WTF! A great crowd gathered to watch Football 4 Charities take on Forest Legends at Ilkeston Town FCs New Manor Ground on June 18th. The weather was fantastic – I should have taken the sunscreen! Sam, Community Engagement Officer for Gigaclear, joined us as Match Sponsor, and chatted […]
WTF Quiz night at Pav Bar, West Hallam Cricket Club, a roaring success and raised £635
£635 raised for the Will Garvey Trust Foundation at our quiz night in the Pav Bar at West Hallam Cricket Club A fabulous evening at a packed Pav Bar, West Hallam Cricket Club on 24th March, saw us raise £635 for WTF. A massive thank you to the wonderful supporters who turned up (many for […]
Knit and Natter group at the Old Black Horse Mapperley, raises £251.50 for WTF from their Easter Raffle
Jean and Cara show their beautifully created Easter bunny and chocolate raffle prizes just prior to the Easter raffle prize draw at the Old Black Horse The wonderful Knit and Natter group at the Old Black Horse in Mapperley village have raised another £251.50 for the Will Garvey Trust Foundation from their Easter raffle. The […]
WTF Winter Ball 2023 is happening on February 4th – See details here.
Our 2023 Winter Ball will be held at Breadsall Priory on Saturday 4th February The WTF Winter Ball tickets are on sale now! Send a message to winterball23@willgarveytrustfoundation.org.ukEarly bird tickets at £42.50 are on sale until the end of November. Tickets will be £45.00 thereafter.Join us for a ‘Black Tie’ evening of great food, great […]
Charity football match provides great enjoyment and raises money for WTF
Football 4 Charities event to help and support the Will Garvey Trust Foundation Matt Gough used to swim with Will at Ilkeston Swimming Club, many moons ago, and organizing a fundraiser has something he’s wanted to do since Will died. We had started making plans but then along came a national pandemic and everything was […]
Quiz night in May raises £350 for Will Garvey Trust Foundation
A fabulous quiz, hosted by our very own Kev, delights friends old and new and raises £350 for our Wellbeing Libraries Our first quiz night in absolutely ages (cos of the pandemic) but it was definitely worth the wait! Quizmaster Kev was on top form, with his usual range of mind boggling ideas for rounds. […]
Gillian Morley donates £100 to Will Garvey Trust Foundation Wellbeing Libraries project – thank you !
A generous donation from a local resident to support WTF’s Wellbeing Libraries – thank you! At a recent visit to Lees Brook School, I bumped into an old colleague of mine from The Bramcote School, Colin Morley. He was meeting the School Council, as I was, to share ideas about working to improve the local […]
45 for 45 – The Gryphons raise £287 for Will Garvey Trust Foundation
Leeds Gryphons raise £287 for WTF Will loved playing American Football and his time as linebacker for Leeds Gryphons whilst he was at Uni was something he looked forward to and he became club secretary in his second year. Since Will died the Gryphons have supported WTF in many ways and this year is no […]