WTF’s exhilerating Race Night at the Old Black Horse raises over £1,600
£1,600 raised for WTF, down at the race track There were punters shouting and screaming; the Tote inundated with calculations of odds; a compere frantically relaying those odds to all gathered; a Race Manager feverently setting the gee-gees off; horses running like the wind; more shouting and screaming; and eventually ‘Winners’ and ‘Losers’ throughout the evening […]
Knit and Natter at Old Black Horse raise £700 at Mapperley Christmas Fair for WTF
Another £700 raised for WTF. The Old Black Horse Knit and Natter group are amazing! Last night the Old Black Horse Knit & Natter, Mapperley presented the Will Garvey Trust Foundation with £700 that they raised on their stall at Mapperley Christmas Fair and light Switch On They raised this money by knitting decorations and […]
Derby Fans Twitter FC raise over £850 for WTF for the Wellbeing Libraries
Derby Fans Twitter FC organise and play a football match and raise over £850 for WTF – Thanks Ashley! One young man who had taken part in the WTF Charity Football Match with Football 4 Charities in June was inspired to set up a football match of his own with a group of friends. Ashley […]
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 […]
