PROCEEDS from the Wokingham Winter Carnival have been donated to two charities.
Claire Mangers-Page and Tim Hanton of the event organisers, Wokingham Lions Club, presented cheques to Kaleidoscopic UK and Building for the Future on Monday, January 2, outside the Wokingham town hall.
Each beneficiary received £3,500.
Jane Holmes, CEO of Building for the Future which is based in Toutley Road, was delighted with the donation.
She said: “We were blown away by the generosity of the Lions, as one of the chosen beneficiaries of the Wokingham Winter Carnival.
“We are so grateful for this support, which will go a long way towards supporting our many activities for disabled children over the winter.”
Kaleidoscopic UK were also on hand to collect their cheque.
The Thames Valley-based charity, founded in 2019, provides support services throughout England and Wales, led by survivors, for survivors of domestic abuse.
A spokesperson for the charity said they were “very thankful” for the support.
They added: “Every year the event gets better and better and we are very grateful to all involved for providing the town with such a great annual event.
“All monies donated will go towards our Educate 2 Eradicate programme which arms children with knowledge and insight on the subject of domestic abuse.”
The annual Winter Carnival has been a fixture in the Wokingham events calendar since 1994 and supports local causes every year.
Last November’s edition was the first organised by the Wokingham Lions and an estimated 20,000 visitors attended.
