The Village of Rottingdean Whiteway Centre

The charities chosen at the Village Fair Annual General Meeting for this year are:

At our village fair annual general meeting various charities suggested by the people of Rottingdean are considered and a vote is taken to decide which we will support in the coming fair.

SUSSEX AIR AMBLUANCE

Sussex was on eo f the few counties in the UK that did not have its own dedicated Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS), but due to the generous support of the people od Sussex a new service was launched in June 2007. The new Sussex Air Ambulance is based at Dunsfold Park, on the Sussex/Surrey border and is now flying, fast, direct and unhindered at over 150 miles and hour to reach the whole of the county within a matter of minutes.

It has a crew of highly trained doctors and critical care paramedics on board, who can treat and assess the patient at the scene of the incident and then transport them to the nearest major hospital or specialist unit in a fraction of the time taken by a land ambulance. It costs £1.5 million a year, or £4,000 per day, to operate the service. As the charity is funded almost entirely by public donations, support from the people of Sussex is essential to keep it operational, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and to give us peace of mind should we ever need it. Since the launch of the service in June 2007 the crew have flown 1,000 missions and saved lives by saving time.
For more information you can go visit the website or call Head Office on 01622 833833 or Delaine Shearman - County Fundraiser on 077384 86633

LINK ROMANIA

For many years our scouts have filled shoe-boxes with presents to give to children in Romania at Christmas time. These are the only presents many of them will receive.
There is still terrible poverty in that country, with many unwanted children and many who often do not know where their next meal will come from.
They need help and it is good to know that we can give a little aid to them. We know that what we give gets through for the people from our community have travelled with the lorry taking our gifts.

Most of the village organisations that take part in the fair receive a modest share (usually far less than they spend to equip their stall) to help with their funds.

The Whiteway Centre which provides clean, warm, attractive accomodation for so many of our village clubs and societies and organises lectures and courses for adults and children and many other events during the year, as well as being available for hire for private or commercial functions. The Whiteway Centre receives no grants and the money received from the Village Fair helps to keep fees and rents affordable to all.

A proportion of the profits will be given to the Grange. The Grange is a centre for art exhibitions and is managed by the Rottingdean Preservation Society. This beautiful house is our museum and library, giving pleasure to one and all.

We hope that everybody will agree that the money that we raise is well spent.