Bakkavor’s fun weekend makes £25,000 for charities

Spalding's major employer Bakkavor has once again made a huge community impact through its successful fun weekend in July, making over £25,000 for local charities.

This year’s annual weekend at Springfields Event Centre in Spalding was even bigger and better than previous years with modern and traditional fairground attractions, live bands, and charity and craft stalls across the two days.

As well as the daytime activities, Bakkavor also hosted its Party in the Park evening event with headliners Radius 45 and an outstanding firework display to end the show.

The company matched pound for pound all the money that was raised over the weekend, which means the charity pot reached more than £25,000. This year, the leading fresh prepared food producer was fundraising for Spalding’s WWII Memorial Fund and Boston’s Salvation Army and each charity will receive £10,000 towards their worthwhile causes.

Bakkavor is also donating monies to other charities and local groups that attended the event including Spalding and Pinchbeck British Legions, Jerry Green Dog Rescue, Spalding Town Husbands, the Venture Scouts and South Lincolnshire Triumph Owners Motorcycle Club by matching the amounts they had individually raised over the weekend.

UK chief operating officer Mike Edwards, Chief Operating Officer UK, commented: said: “Our weekend was a huge success this year with a great number of our employees and their families, together with members of the public, enjoying the event.

"We’re delighted to have been able to support these local charities and I would like to thank everyone who volunteered their time as well as all the people who joined us to make this a very special weekend.”