Backyard Family Festival raises over £2,000

The Sara Lee Trust’s Backyard Family Festival, held last weekend at The Custom Café, has raised over £2,000 for the charity.

Event organiser, Cathy Cobley said, “This was the Trust’s first fundraising event since the start of the pandemic, and the atmosphere was brilliant – it’s so lovely to see people coming together to support this fantastic charity by putting on such a great event.”
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The Trust would like to thank the following local bands who generously gave their time: Andy & Ritchie, Pretty Kachina, Smokin' 80's, The Moonshine Band, Customized, Raydar, The Southern Comforts, The Reformed, The Great Fire and Graham’s Disco –every band put on an amazing performance. 

Thanks also go to 247 Taxis for providing a free minibus at no cost to the charity; to Carrolls Greengrocers for providing £80 worth of fruit for the ‘Human Fruit Machine’; to Keith Walter and Little Common & Cooden Business Association for loaning the Trust the game; the event sponsors MC Glass; to the local farmers and businesses who offered additional parking spaces; to The Custom Café for the use of their venue and their kind support of The Trust; to the incredible volunteers; and to all the local people and businesses who sponsored the toy pig racing.

All proceeds from the event will go towards providing free complementary therapy care, counselling and group activities for local people in Hastings and Rother who are affected by cancer and other life threatening illnesses.

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Backyard Family Festival

Saturday 31 July 2021
12 noon - 10pm   |   ​The Custom Café, Bexhill

FREE ENTRY

Join The Sara Lee Trust and The Custom Café for a full day of live music and entertainment whilst raising funds to help local people.

LINE-UP

​Times are approximate and could change.

Fun For The Whole Family!

Spot The Pirate

Avast, mateys! ​​Pete The Pirate will also be joining in the fun from 12 noon. 

The Custom Café 

Barnhorn Road (A259)
Bexhill-on-Sea
​TN39 4QR

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Please be aware the grass area at The Custom Café can be uneven. The patio area and café are fully accessible.  ​

Free Shuttle Service

247 Transport Solutions Ltd will kindly be providing a free shuttle service to and from the Backyard Family Festival which will work on a first come, first serve basis

Morning Pick-up Times & Places: 
11:00am Hastings Railway Station
11:15am Warrior Square Railway Station
11:35am Bexhill Railway Station
11:45am Cooden Railway Station

Afternoon Pick-up Times & Places:
15:30 Hastings Railway Station
15:45 Warrior Square Railway Station
16:05 Bexhill Railway Station
16:15 Cooden Railway Station

First return from The Custom Café will be around 16:45. The Last return will be 22:15.

This event is sponsored by MC Glass

MC Glass pride themselves on customer care and a second to none after sales service. Everything they fit including conservatories, windows and doors has a guarantee, many items up to ten years, and they can offer an insurance backed guarantee. 

Find out more about MC Glass

Quote 'The Sara Lee Trust' when placing your order and MC Glass will give a donation to the Trust. 

Supporting The Trust

Profits raised from the Backyard Family Festival will help The Sara Lee Trust who provide life enhancing services to people who may be going through one of the worst times of their lives. Your support enables people suffering from a life threatening illness, their families and their carers, to access vital counselling and complementary care for free in Hastings and Rother.

Accessibility & Covid Safety Statement

- Car parking is limited – please consider car sharing or travelling by public transport. 
- Event space is limited to approximately 150 visitors at a time. To prevent crowding, visitors may be asked to wait to enter the event or the Custom Café at busy periods.
- Be aware of uneven ground in the outside spaces.
- The Custom Café is fully accessible and accessible toilets are available.
- Visitors are advised to bring a face covering for use inside the Custom Café, or in the event space when busy.
- Visitors are advised to exercise their good judgement in maintaining a suitable social distance at the event.
- Please follow The Custom Café’s covid-safety requirements while on the premises and be respectful of others’ choices. 
- Stallholders, staff and volunteers are advised to wear a face covering while acting officially and when indoors.
- Surfaces will be regularly cleaned and sanitised throughout the day.

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