Salisbury, Wilton and District Fundraising Branch
Branch information
The Salisbury Wilton & District Branch is a volunteer run, fundraising branch covering the area approximately within a 15 mile radius of Salisbury. The Mudeford Lifeboat is our nearest station at the mouth of the river Avon which runs through Salisbury, and they attend in excess of 60 shouts a year. This station is the main focus for our fundraising and money raised by the branch goes to support their lifesaving work. Crew members from Mudeford regularly attend our events to tell us about their activities and to explain how the money we raise is used.
We arrange various events throughout the year and raise a considerable amount from collection boxes in over 80 pubs and shops throughout the area. A regular event is our well attended charity Golf Day at High Place Golf Club in the autumn.
We would like to find new supporters in Salisbury and the surrounding area to help promote and support the activities of the branch, and to assist our collection box secretary to manage the boxes in pubs and shops. If you are interested in joining the team or simply receiving our regular newsletters regarding our fundraising activities and other RNLI news, please contact our Chairperson at [email protected]
Committee Members
The committee meets about 4 times a year. We are looking for additional members from Salisbury and to the east of the city, which is currently under-represented. Please contact Jeff Sutherland-Kay at [email protected]
Volunteer Ambassadors
Our branch covers a large area and we are looking for Ambassadors both in the City and surrounding villages to help promote the work of the branch. The activities of the Ambassadors would include representing the branch in their area, helping with the management of the collection boxes and distributing promotional material about our events. If you wanted to organise an open garden event or a fish supper to support the RNLI Mayday appeal that would be great too. If you are interested please contact Jeff Sutherland-Kay at [email protected]
Assistant Box Secretary
To assist our Collection Box Secretary, Tony Lunt. We have over 80 boxes in pubs, clubs and shops and they are contributing about 25% of our fundraising. The work would include keeping up-to-date records and contacting existing and new box venues. Please contact Tony on [email protected] or 01722 714317
Please contact the Chairman for opportunities at this branch or check our volunteering vacancies.