Waterhouses First Responders

Waterhouses Community First Responders
Fundraising & Sponsorship

Fundraising Team Members Needed

You dont need to be a Responder to be a part of our team. We are on the look out for people to help with fundraising. The main role would be to assist at local events, any fresh ideas and suggestions are welcome. If you are interested please contact laura, our fundraising coordinator.

Shop on-line and help your Community First Responders

We now have three Webshops where you can shop on-line with over 600 national retailers

Internet shopping makes sense. Often prices are cheaper than the same item in a retail shop.Internet shopping saves on the cost of petrol and parking, eliminates the stress of driving and trying to find a parking spot, and it saves a lot of time.

And it is perfectly safe, so long as you are on a secure site when parting with any personal information. Read more about secure sites here or here

Each time you shop, WCFRG gets a commission. You pay exactly the same price as on the retailers main sites, often lower than on the high street and the commission we earn (up to 12%) comes out of the retailers profit margin. Visit our webshop today by clicking on the button below. Happy shopping, and thank you for shopping with the WCFRG webshops

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easyfundraising is a shopping directory listing some of your favourite online stores including Argos, Next, Debenhams, John Lewis, Toys R Us, HMV and over 600 others. Just use the links on the easyfundraising site whenever you shop online and, at no extra cost to you, we'll receive a free donation of up to 15% from every purchase you make. It really is that simple!

It’s completely FREE to register and you won’t pay a penny more for your shopping when you use the easyfundraising site. In fact you can even SAVE MONEY as many retailers offer discounts, special offers and even 'e-vouchers' exclusive to easyfundraising.

If you shop online anyway then why not raise valuable extra funds for us by using this fantastic scheme. All you need to do is visit http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/wcfr and when you register, select Waterhouses Community First Responders as the organisation you wish to support.

Click the banner to have a look. You must register with them in order for us to get the commission on your order. It's quick, easy and a one-off process.

Visit The Giving Machine ~ click the button below

Visit the Buy At site, click on the webshop button

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It is a common misconception that First Responder Groups are kitted out with ambulance, equipment, supplies & uniforms paid for out of public funding. We would like to emphasise that all First Responder Groups are entirely voluntary: including the raising of funds to get on the road, and without the support of grant awarding bodies and the generosity of the local community, none of us would exist. The training courses are provided free of charge by the Ambulance Service, and once a Group goes live, any consumable supplies used are replaced by them, but otherwise every penny of the (not inconsiderable) cost of buying, equipping and runnning our ambulance has had to be raised by ourselves.

We do of course contribute in no small way to the response time target the Ambulance Service is required to achieve.

"On behalf of all the Waterhouses Community First Responders, Trustees & Volunteers, I would like to express our heartfelt thanks to all those who have supported us in any way, and have helped us to get this valuable community asset, literally on the road"

Lynda Jones
Chairman WCFRG

Recent Events

In mid December, waterhouses first responders and local residents headed to Haregate community centre. This was the start of a 8 mile sponsored walk, they headed towards Tittersworth reservoir, following the trail to, around the water and back to haregate. Thanks to all who took part. The amount raised is to be announced shortly.

Grants and Corporate Donations/Sponsorship

(where appropriate, sponsor's logos provide links to their respective websites)

The Britannia Building Society Foundation made us an award of £10,000 which has formed the 'foundation' of our fundraising effort		Grass Roots Grants A grant of £2880
£1000 from the Mobile Phone Company O2 which will enable us to buy new uniforms for our trainees when they finish their course in June		We had £6,329 from Awards For All
£500 from Staffordshire Moorlands Community & Voluntary Services (and much invaluable help and advice from Lesley & Colleen)		£500 from Leek Rotary Club

£750 from Staffordshire Moorlands District Council Local Member's Initiative Scheme (Councillor Gill Heath MBE)		Lafarge Cement (Cauldon Works) have providing facilities for our training course as well as donating a defibrillator and items of uniform. They are also funding the annual running cost (fuel, insurance etc) of keeping our vehicle on the road.

£200 from Waterhouses Parish Council		£500 from TTS Exports of Bottomhouse

and a laser printer from Waterhouses Action Committee

Other Donations & Supporters

Waterhouses PTA

£75

Waterhouses Surgery

£42

Calton Carols

£160

P Roobottom, Cross Inn Cauldon

£609.12

Edwin & Jean Wain

£425

Alleyne & Mary Goldstraw

£520

Alleyne's 80th Birthday

Colin Sanderson

£207

in memory of Margaret Wheeler

Marie Edge

£110

Jean Binns & Family

£600

in memory of John

Frank Bradbury

£200

Yvonne Gouldburn

£85

Waterfall WI

£1600

Sponsored Darts Event

Belle Engineering Ltd, Sheen

£93.04

Year End Raffle

Mr. T. R. Beswick, Stoney Lane, Cauldon

£325

In memory of Mrs. Nellie Frances Beswick

Kevin Holroyd

£60

In memory of his father Ken

Arthur Brocklehurst

£100.00

Celebrating 80th Birthday

Ossums Hill Farm, Grindon

£102.40

Open Farm Sunday

Mr. J. Mycock

£55

Celebrating 80th Birthday

The Belle Group, Sheen

£136

Christmas 2008 raffle

Mrs. D .Lees, Rue Hill Farm, Cauldon Lowe

£100

In memory of Frederick Arthur Lees

Mrs Jane Frost, Hulme End

£140

In memory of John Bull of Winkhill

The Cross Inn, Cauldon Lowe

£500

Darts Evening

The family of the late Harriet Mycock, The Crown Farm, Grindon

£175

In memory of Harriet Mycock.

Geoff Tracker, Cauldon

£150

Celebration of his 80th birthday

Tom Askey & family, Waterhouses

£225

In loving memory of Ivy

Mrs Margaret Fox, Cauldon Lowe

£300

In loving memory of husband Gerald

Mrs E Plant

£575

In loving memory of husband Kaye

Mr & Mrs D Hambleton

£300

On their Golden Wedding

Shona Whitefoot

£590

Midlands Fun Run in memory of brother Scott Brown

Richard Green, Shirley Farm, Whiston

£210

Celebration of his 50th birthday

Mr. & Mrs C. Green, Bradnop

£160

50th Wedding anniversary.

George & Dorothy Smith, Casey Head Farm, Winkhill

£100

Golden Wedding anniversary.

Eric & Ann Morrell, New Close Farm, Grindon

£100

Thanks for our Responders efficient effort on one of their guests 15/9/09.

Thorncliffe Methodist Chapel

£30

Harvest Thanksgiving Service in September 2009

These individual donations currently add up to the magnificent sum of £17,015

We have also had numerous individual donations of less than £50. We thank all our supporters, both great and small.

Running total of contributions put in our collecting boxes around the district.

Bridge End Garden Centre		£24.94
Cross Inn, Cauldon Lowe		£41.97
Crown Inn, Waterhouses		£46.38
Fox & Goose, Foxt		£24.96
George Inn, Waterhouses		£116.47
Green Man, Bottomhouse		£133.63
Jervis Arms , Onecote		£17.69
Linden Tree, Ipstones		£57.08
Mainfold Stores		£111.29
Marquis of Granby, Ipstones		£92.26
Old Hall Nursery, Winkhill		£44.88
Ossams Hill Farm, Grindon		£0.00
Red Lion, Ipstones		£52.83
Red Lion, Waterfall Sneyd Arms, Whiston		£110.38 £0.00
Town & Country Store, Ipstones		£12.43
Waterhouses Chip Shop		£99.69
Waterhouses Post Office		£24.07
Waterhouses Surgery		£99.45
Whiston Hall Golf Club		£6.15
Windy Ridge Café, Winkhill		£20.51
Sneyd Arms, Whiston		£0.00
Total		£1,136.26

If you want to make a donation or put on an event to help support our group, please contact us (button below)