Knutsford Mayor kickstarts fundraising with Family BBQ

Tuesday, 4 July 2023 17:04

Knutsford Mayor Cllr Peter Coan kickstarts his fundraising for the Mayoral term, with a family BBQ on Friday 21st July at the Knutsford Council offices.

This year’s Mayor’s charities will be continued support to develop a Knutsford Men’s Shed, a community space for men to connect, converse and create alongside Knutsford GROW, which brings together two groups of people for mutual benefit; providing gardening services for people not able to tend their own gardens and providing opportunities for volunteers to deliver a community service.

The Mayor’s BBQ has become an annual event with lawn games for entertainment, a bar with local beer and a prize raffle helping raise more funds on the night. The BBQ kicks off at 6:30pm and closes down at 9:30pm.

The Mayor is keen to welcome as many people as possible to this event, saying “This is the first fundraising event of my year as Town Mayor and I am looking forward to getting off to a fantastic start with a feel good community event that caters for all”

Tickets for the event are just £12 (adults) or £6 (children) and include food.

To get your tickets contact Laura Phillipson by email at:

laura.phillipson@knutsfordtowncouncil.gov.uk

...or call 01565 653 929.

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