Cavemen rock out to aid Avebury Rocks chosen charities (From The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald)
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Cavemen rock out to aid Avebury Rocks chosen charities
2:00pm Sunday 10th March 2013 in News
Dave Frampton of Marlborough Rotary Club, Prospect Hospice community fundraiser Amy Francombe and chairman of Swindon Rotary and Avebury Rocks Bob Barrett
Three cavemen braved the cold weather to hand over donations to Avebury Rocks’ chosen charities.
The Avebury Rocks festival, which involves a 20-mile walk followed by an evening concert on the village sports ground, raised £20,000 last year.
Representatives of the festival have given a cheque for £6,000 to the children’s cancer and leukaemia charity CALM and £14,000 to Prospect Hospice.
David Uttley, who founded Avebury Rocks, said: “We haven’t got a date set for this year because Nick Harper is ringing around acts to find out when they are available.
“The previous year we raised £30,000 but it was a very nice day, whereas last year it was very wet and turned into a bit of a mud bath. We’re hoping this year the weather will be good and we’ll get back up to £30,000.”
