The team at Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance are saying a huge thank you to David Grimwood and his family for raising a fantastic £3,000 from their Winkfest event.
Held in The Swan pub at Moulton, Lincolnshire, the fundraiser featured raffles, auctions, tombola amongst other events. First held in 2005, Winkfest has, 19 years later, turned into an annual fundraiser for LNAA’s life-saving work.
David said: “Our event started as a surprise 80th birthday party for my our late mother. My nieces took her out for lunch while we got things ready and friends and family arrived. What a shock then, when she arrived at the house and announced that she was only 79!
We still went ahead with the party and mum decided we should raffle the presents that guests had brought and give the £80 raised to LNAA. We enjoyed the day so much we decided to do it again and call it Winkfest as my nickname is Wink!
When mum passed away in 2020, Winkfest carried on growing in popularity each year. We outgrew our garden and when the lady of The Swan suggested we hold the event in the beer garden we gladly took up her offer. This year was a great success with a local band providing the entertainment and almost 400 people attending. Winkfest is definitely here to stay and we are already planning for next year.”
LNAA Community fundraiser, Jac Sutherland said: “We are extremely grateful for this fantastic donation. It is thanks to the generosity and goodwill of supporters who create fundraisers like Winkfest, that the crew can provide critical care to patients at scene, giving those with the most severe injuries and medical conditions the very best chance of survival when minutes matter.”
It is thought that Winkfest has raised over £20,000 in total, that is equivalent to five life-saving missions.
