Street Collection and Day of Events
- 12 Oct 24
- Guildhall Square, Salisbury
- 09:00
The Salisbury and Wilton fund raising branch of the RNLI is holding a Street Collection in Salisbury city centre on Saturday 12th October as part of the RNLI’s National Street Collection Week. As part of the 200th anniversary celebrations, this collection is to commemorate the very first street collection in Manchester on 10th October 1891. The significance of this event is that it was the first time that any UK charity had appealed to the public for support. Previously, charities had been funded by wealthy benefactors.
As well as volunteer collectors around the city centre, there will be a day of events in front of the Guildhall, including The Navy Larks and All at Sea sea shanty choirs, the Shaftesbury Silver Band, children's activities, the RNLI face to face team offering advice on water safety and a stall where you can buy RNLI Christmas cards and other items. There will be a welcoming ceremony at 11am attended by the Mayors of Salisbury and Wilton and other dignitaries.
An event of this nature requires a large number of volunteers and the Branch is looking for additional people who could give them 1-2 hours of help in the city centre as bucket collectors or other duties. Ray Stedman, Branch Chairman, is very keen to hear from anyone who can help the RNLI on the day. He can be contacted at 07900 493215 or at raystedman@btinternet.com
