Bonfire Night Raises £1,500 for Town Playground
The King George V Playing Fields Associated of Newcastle Emlyn has raised a further £1,500 towards the refurbishment of the playground, thanks to a fantastic Bonfire Night and firework display on Wednesday 5th November.
The annual event, in the grounds the castle ruins, this year raised just short of £1,500 in clear profit, with more than 1,000 paying visitors flooding through the gate. Cllr Fiona White, one of the committee’s fundraisers and its grounds manager, worked tirelessly with other committee members and friends and family to produce the event, which was blessed with perfect weather conditions. She said: “I’d like to thank all the committee members who gave up so much time - and all the many additional helpers - those who collected wood for the fire, built and managed it, made the guy and provided the food - to West Coast Fireworks who, once again, put on a tremendous display which could be seen far and wide.”
This year’s tickets were entered into a raffle, and we are pleased to announce that ticket number 626 win the prize of a delicious meal for two at the Emlyn Arms Hotel. Congratulations to the winning ticket-holder!
With the firework extravaganza out of the way, the committee is now turning its attention to generating votes for the playground’s £50,000 People’s Millions campaign, under which it stands to secure £50,000 if it wins high numbers of public votes when a promotional TV film is shown on the ITV Wales evening news on Monday 24th November.
The film is being shot in the playground on the afternoon of Monday 17th November, and the committee is keen to see all corners of the community represented, to emphasise the importance of the project to people right across the town and beyond. “We’re encouraging hoards of children, parents and grandparents, as well as teachers, vicars, brownies/guides/scout leaders – all corners of the community – to turn out and wave banners to show their support as the film is made,” said Sue Tabbitt, a committee fund-raiser.
“There is no question that people will know about the TV programme and the big prize that’s at stake - the big challenge is getting people to pick up the phone - and to use their full 10 votes!!” said Cllr Fiona White.
If successful in this latest quest, the Committee will be able to roll out the next stage of the plans for the playground, which include a fenced-off toddler area, a new zip-wire, basketball hoop and a new tyre-swing installation. Regular updates will be posted up on the new playground noticeboard.
The committee meets on the second Monday of each month at 7.30pm at the Council Chambers, in the clock tower, in Newcastle Emlyn. All are welcome.
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ITV News has now confirmed that the camera crew will be with us at the playground from midday until after 4pm on Monday 17th November, so we are urging people from right across the community - of all ages - to come and be part of the big crowd scenes at 3.30pm. If you wear a uniform to work, please wear it!! And, if you can, bring banners to wave, supporting our playground cause.
There’s £50,000 up for grabs, and we’re down to the last eight….
Thanks!!!
Sue Tabbitt