The Rossendale Trust sees huge donation from Macclesfield Roundtable and Ex-Mayor
By Alex Greensmith
22nd Aug 2022 | Local News
Last year's Mayor of Macclesfield has began to distribute almost £15,000 of charity money raised in his tenure.
Tytherington Cllr David Edwardes, who was Macclesfield's Mayor from May 2021 to May 2022, chose two charities to raise money for during his tenure.
One of these, Macclesfield Roundtable, have decided to donate goods worth £555 to Macclesfield's The Rossendale Trust.
Three horticultural trollies have been donated to The Rossendale Trust, for tenants to use with their gardening activities,
The trollies were presented to the delight of tenants and their families on Sunday August 14.
Macclesfield Nub News were delighted to attend the event, and spoke to those who helped make this donation happen.
Ex-Mayor Cllr David Edwardes had the following to say:
"The Rossendale Trust is a wonderful charity. And I am delighted to see Macclesfield Roundtable step in to pay for their three horticultural trollies," he said.
"The money that goes from the Mayor's charity pot to the Roundtable before it is split up is £7366.81, and they will go to other Macclesfield charities including The Rossendale Trust.
"Thank you very much everyone for your support and attending."
Shaun Burdock, Vice-Chair of Macclesfield Roundtable said: "Macclesfield Roundtable are a like-minded group of people who work to keep local charities going."
"We raise funds in the local area and distribute it back locally.
"We'll be distributing more of the Mayor's charity pot to Ruby's Fund, Park Lane School, East Cheshire Hospice and Windyways Trust."
The Rossendale Trust Chief Executive Steve Nichols was grateful for the donation.
"Thank you for Shaun and the Roundtable for supporting us in what is a very tough time," he said.
"The trollies will be used for gardening and will enable many more people to join in the activities here at the Trust."
The Rossendale Trust have 68 adults at their sites, and are one of the biggest employers in Macclesfield with over 200 employees.
The £555 donation was part of £10,000 raised by the public at The Rossendale Trust's Summer Fete, the first since the eve of the pandemic.
In a statement, The Rossendale Trust added: "A huge thank you to everyone involved in making our Summer Fete a great success.
"You have raised over £10,000 for the Trust enabling us to offer activities and opportunities to the people we support here every day."
The Rossendale Trust will celebrate their 50th anniversary next year.
You too can donate to the Macclesfield good cause by donating here.
You can also support the charity for free by giving them a like on Facebook.
The Rossendale Trust is located at Rossendale Hall, Hollin Lane, Sutton, Macclesfield, SK11 0HR.
Macclesfield Roundtable has raised and distributed funds across our area for the last 60 years. You can find more about them here.
See Also: The Rossendale trust tenant completes Great Manchester Run for Macclesfield charity
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