Gloucester Youth Showcase Raises Money for Charity

19/Oct/2011

The Safer Gloucester Partnership, which includes local police, handed over two cheques to charity today (October 19), after money was raised from a recent youth event.
 
Officers handed over £100 to both the James Hopkins Trust and the Pied Piper appeal at Kites Corner in Barnwood.
 
The money was raised by a prize draw and barbeque at the Gloucester Youth Showcase, hosted by Gloucestershire Police and supported by Safer Gloucester, at Llanthony Priory in September.
 
Pennie Sharpe of the James Hopkins Trust, which provides help for severely disabled children and Wendy Fabian of The Pied Piper Appeal, which works to improve the lives of sick children, gratefully accepted the cheques.
 
The Gloucester Youth Showcase was organised by PC Mark Evans and PC Steve Crown of the Gloucester Community Team. 
 
PC Mark Evans said “The event at Llanthony Priory was a success and showed to young people and adults in Gloucester what was available to them while at the same time raising a considerable amount of money for these very worthwhile charities."
 
Further information on the charities can be found at www.jameshopkinstrust.org.uk and www.piedpiperappeal.co.uk