Fundraising and Donations

FUNDRAISING EVENTS

In the past five years, STAND has successfully raised £66,469 towards the Lost Trawlermen’s Memorial Project. This has been achieved through community fundraising events, donations and our regular collection boxes placed around the city. Highlighted below are some of the fundraising events that have taken place and major donations received.

•  The Hessle Road Reunions are community evenings of social integration, entertainment and nostalgia with an average attendance of up to 450 people per event.
• The Ryder Club social events have also attracted an attendance of up to 150 people. The income from this event in the past allowed for shared revenue to other charitable events  i.e. Children in Need and the Lord Mayor’s Charity Fund.
• Evening concerts by Hull Male Voice Choir and Hull Trinity House Academy Steel Band (2018) and U3A Barely Awake Ukulele Band (2019)  proved to be a well attended, popular and successful event at which ASDA, Hessle Road kindly provided refreshments.

 

 

• Promotion of the Memorial Project at Awareness Events located in supermarkets with donations received through a bucket collection.
• Presentation/talks about Hull’s Fishing Heritage have been delivered to adult community groups who have kindly made a donation in appreciation and with some groups, STAND have been welcomed back for a second presentation/talk. One group even donated a brand new projector to STAND!
• Online auction of football shirts donated by Hull City Football Club in remembrance of the 50th Anniversary of the Triple Trawler Tragedy in 1968.

HULL CITY FOOTBALL SHIRT AUCTION 2018

Regular presentations to schools, some of whom have carried out curriculum projects resulting in funds being raised for STAND i.e. one school, Eastfield Primary, raised nearly £3000 by writing to local companies asking for sponsorship to walk over the Humber Bridge.

Major Donations

Donations from businesses:

In the past some local businesses and Organisations have been generous in their support of STAND and more recently in the campaign to fund the Lost Trawlermen’s Memorial Project. In this respect a special mention must be made to the late Wally Simpson, the owner of Simpson Fish Foods who over a number of years provided unconditional support to STAND which included regular financial donations.

 

 Wally Simpson hands over a cheque for £1000 to STAND.
       Photo courtesy of Mike Waudby

PAST DONORS TO THE LOST TRAWLERMEN’S

MEMORIAL

PROJECT …….

 

SAINSBURYS CHARITY AID FOUNDATION

BLUE KELD WATER

LORD MAYOR’S CHARITY FUND

DEE STREET SOCIAL CLUB

SMALES FISH PROCESSORS

RICHARD BROWN (BROWNIES)                                                                   

SIMPSON FISH FOOD

 

RECENT DONORS TO THE LOST TRAWLERMEN’S MEMORIAL PROJECT…..

 

ANDREW MARR INTERNATIONAL                Heron Foods

JR. RIX LTD                                                        Swift Caravans

ARCO                                                                 

BAM NUTTALL

 

DONATION FROM ARCO

  

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

DONATION FROM BAM NUTTALL CONSTRUCTION

Donations from the general public:

The citizens of Kingston upon Hull have been overwhelmingly generous over the years through our Collection Boxes placed in establishments around the city and through individual donations for which STAND is very grateful.  We have also received very generous gifts from further afield.

 

Bereavement donations:

Sadly, this has proved to be a most prolific and generous source of donation. A number of sizeable donations have been received from the families of deceased fishermen.

 

   

DONATION RECEIVED BY RON WILKINSON (CHAIRMAN OF STAND) FROM MRS GOOCH, SHARON GOOCH AND FAMILY IN MEMORY OF TONY GOOCH

 

Booklet sales:

The late Jim Williams a former Skipper, wrote a booklet about a lifetime at sea including his time as Mate on the ‘Arctic Corsair’.

These booklets are a very successful form of donation and were previously sold to visitors at the free maritime attraction – the ‘Arctic Corsair’ but are now available at the East Riding Museum Visitors reception desk.

Donation from Kingston upon Hull City Council

As costs spiralled during the Covid-19 lockdown period the campaign to fundraise for the Memorial to Lost Trawlermen became more difficult. As fast as STAND raised funds, the cost of material, transportation and construction work, continually increased. In spite of substantial donations from a local business man who wished to remain anonymous, a shortfall was revealed at the final stage of planning.   The newly elected Liberal Democrat Council led by Councillor Michael saved the day when a final donation of £25,000 was made by the Council. In his handover quote Councillor Ross made the point that with their donation the campaign had reached the required funding target and the construction phase of the project could begin.