Thanks must go to everyone who got involved in the 2011 Rainhill Gala for your help to raise over £6,000 for Willowbrook Hospice and local good causes in and around Rainhill. This year's beneficiaries:

Willowbrook Hospice who provide care at times of need in the local community received £3,050;

Rainhill Cricket Club received £250 to help with girls cricket coaching;

Rainhill Old Peoples Welfare provide a meal once per week at their Luncheon Club and we delighted to once again support them with donation of £500 to pay their annual rent bill;

Rainhill Model Railway Club were recently forced from their old premises at Prescot Leisure and it looked like it may be the end of the popular voluntary run organisation, however a donation of £550 helped to secure new premises at St Helens Transport Museum;

Rainhill United and Rainhill Rocket provide football coaching for young people in the Rainhill area and we supported both clubs with a donation of £200;

Rainhill Musical Theatre Company provide a platform for local people to be involved in large scale productions and this year we supported the group with a donation of £400 towards the purchase cost of new audio equipment;

Blackbrook Royals who are a junior rugby club who have been involved with Rainhill Gala for the last two years received £500 to help with fundraising for a trip to take young people to play in America;

Finally, the Gala couldn't take place without the support of the Headteacher, Governors and staff of Rainhill St Ann's CE primary school and we were delighted to this year support a special project of producing a DVD detailing the changes to the school over the years in conjunction with the building work currently taking place at the school. The £500 donation will enable St Ann's to keep the production and sale costs down.

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