Over the last few weeks, several caravan parks have announced how much they have raised for charity, but a site in Skegness appears to have outdone them all with its fundraising efforts.
Thanks to the generous caravanners and campers at Taggs Caravan Park, two rescue charities have had their coffers boosted by a grand total of £7,000.
In a ceremony last week, the park on Wainfleet Road presented two cheques of £3,500 each to its local Royal National Lifeboat Institution and the Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance service, the Skegness Standard reported.
Throughout the summer months the caravan park held raffles, bingo games and asked for donations in a bid to raise as much as the lofty target they set themselves last year.
“We were a bit concerned that we wouldn’t raise so much this year because of the economy,” Taggs’ Gordon West told the local newspaper.
“But we went into it thinking, ‘whatever we raise, is whatever we raise’ and fortunately we were able to match last year’s amount.”
Thanking the park for their generous efforts, chief executive of the Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance Peter Aldrick said they were delighted to receive the donation.
