Meet the ‘dirty dozen’ denigrates who need your help to break out of jail in Southport this Friday!
These 12 kind-hearted fundraisers have all signed up to take part in the first ever Jail and Bail initiative for Queenscourt Hospice.
The fun fundraisers will each be ‘arrested’ by police, ‘charged’ for a variety of heinous crimes, ‘stand trial’ in the dock at the former Southport Magistrates’ Court (now Access Point) – before being ‘jailed’ in the cells below the courtroom.
Their only way of escape is to each raise £999 in ‘bail’, with every penny going to support the ongoing work of Queenscourt Hospice across West Lancashire, Southport and Formby.
If you’d like to help secure their release, please donate what you can through their fundraising pages below!
The main fundraising page is here, where you can find details of all 12: Jail & Bail 2023 – JustGiving
Throughout Friday, the inmates will be set a series of challenges.
You may see them in their prison uniforms in Southport town centre during the day. If you do, please beep your horn, please give them a cheer and give them all the encouragement you can!
Any cakes donated to them however WILL be checked for hidden files…
Jail and Bail is being organised by Queenscourt Hospice and Stand Up For Southport to try and raise as much money as possible for the charity, which provides vital care for people and their families across our area 365 days a year.
You’ll see lots of Jail and Bail coverage across social media on Friday as inmates appeal for people’s support.
The Stand Stand Up For Southport Facebook group, which has 25,000 members, will enjoy a Jail and Bail makeover on Friday where you can follow the progress of our inmates with live video, lots of pictures, and the challenges taking place.
If you see our Jail and Bailers out and about please post your pictures!
Queenscourt Hospice in Southport
Queenscourt Hospice Fundraising Manager Liz Hartley said:
“We are really excited to host our first ever Jail and Bail fundraiser this Friday!
“We’d like to say a huge thank you to all 12 of our fundraisers taking part.
“They are all great sports, and are all huge supporters of Queenscourt Hospice.
“We are extremely grateful to all the local companies and organisations who are supporting us to make Jail and Bail possible, including Access Point, Southport BID, The Cheshire Lines, Dave Brown Photography and others – we can’t mention some yet without giving away some of our challenges! We will mention them on the day and after the event.
“This is an important fundraiser for us but it is also a great way of raising awareness of the vital work that Queenscourt does – and how we rely on the fundraising efforts of local people to support the services which we provide.
“Please give everyone taking part in Jail and Bail all the support you can.”
Stand Up For Southport Founder Andrew Brown said:
“Thank you to everyone who has donated to our twelve superb ‘inmates’ already.
“Now we need your help to raise enough money to ensure all of them can win their freedom from ‘jail’ and go and spend the weekend with their families!
“Stand Up For Southport will be dedicated to Jail and Bail this Friday daytime – and we need your help!
“Please honk your horn or wave if you spot our convicts in town, please share their posts as they appeal for donations, please boost their fundraising efforts for Queenscourt Hospice if you can.
“We’d love to see your pictures too if you see them in Southport!
“We wanted to make Jail and Bail a really fun, exciting and interactive way of raising much-needed funds for Queenscourt and we hope everyone taking part enjoys it!
“It’s also vital to raise awareness of what an incredible charity Queenscourt Hospice truly is and about the importance of the work they carry out in our community.
“We would be lost without them and they deserve our support.”
The 12 fundraisers taking part and how you can donate to their causes, in alphabetical order, are:
Adrian Antell
Adrian Antell is fundraising for Queenscourt Hospice (justgiving.com)
Victoria Bradshaw
Victoria Bradshaw is fundraising for Queenscourt Hospice (justgiving.com)
Daniel Doherty
Daniel Doherty is fundraising for Queenscourt Hospice (justgiving.com)
Helen Hurst
Helen Hurst is fundraising for Queenscourt Hospice (justgiving.com)
Debbie Lawson
Debbie Lawson is fundraising for Queenscourt Hospice (justgiving.com)
David Lloyd
David Lloyd is fundraising for Queenscourt Hospice (justgiving.com)
Andrew Robertson
Andrew Robertson is fundraising for Queenscourt Hospice (justgiving.com)
Robert Smallman
Robert Smallman is fundraising for Queenscourt Hospice (justgiving.com)
Kate Sutcliffe
Kate Sutcliffe is fundraising for Queenscourt Hospice (justgiving.com)
Prabtosh Thakkar
Prabtosh Thakkar is fundraising for Queenscourt Hospice (justgiving.com)
Baz Todd
Baz Todd is fundraising for Queenscourt Hospice (justgiving.com)
Chris Upton
Chris Upton is fundraising for Queenscourt Hospice (justgiving.com)
Every penny raised through Jail & Bail will go towards Queenscourt Hospice.
The charity provides care and support for residents across West Lancashire, Southport and Formby, 365 days a year.
Queenscourt is staging this brand new fundraiser in collaboration with Stand Up For Southport.
It takes place between 10am and 3pm on Friday, 15th September 2023 at Access Point, which is based inside the former Southport Magistrates’ Court building, on Albert Road in Southport.
Queenscourt Hospice provides access to specialist palliative care either at home (including care homes), hospital or in Queenscourt via the Inpatient Unit or as an Outpatient.
- For more details or to register your interest please email Queenscourt Hospice Fundraising Manager Liz Hartley at: fundraising@queenscourt.org.uk or email: Stand Up For Southport owner Andrew Brown at: mediaandrewbrown@gmail.com
- For more news about the work of Queenscourt Hospice, please visit: www.queenscourt.org.uk
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