For Heavens’ Sake Live raises thousands of pounds for the cause

6 Aug

A great night of live music on July 25 raised thousands of pounds for the campaign.

Around £1,000, after costs, was raised from ticket sales and donations while an additional £3,125 was pledged, to be paid when our charitable status comes into effect. This will add 25% to the value of the pledges through Gift Aid. And 13 people promised to pay £50 each to buy a share in the Society. Fantastic publicity around the gig from the BBC, Stroud News & Journal, Stroud Times and Good on Paper has added extra thousands of pounds of pledged donations to the pot.

The ‘For Heavens’ Sake Music Festival’ at Stroud Brewery featured alt-rock band SUSAN the Band, The Greater Good, and singer-songwriter Natalie Shay with Joey Oscar.

Martin Whiteside, one of the Society’s directors, said:

“All the money will go to saving the Heavens Valley. Two very generous local people have lent us the money to buy the land in the short term. Now every penny raised will enable us to pay them back and secure a bit more of the land to be protected and owned by the community for ever.”