A Jubilee fete fit for a Queen raises £3,500 for Retail Trust uniting community
Dignitaries and local guests in their hundreds turned out for the Jubilee Fete at the Crookfur Retirement Estate in Newton Mearns, Glasgow, raising £3,500 for Retail Trust, the only charity that looks after all three million people working in retail.
John Amabile, of 60 minute makeover fame, declared the free fete open to the public on Saturday 2 June. Other distinguished guests included Lord Provost Alastair Carmichael, East Renfrewshire Council; Patricia Thomson, Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Renfrewshire; Ken Macintosh MSP; Jim Murphy MP, and Retail Trust Chief Executive Nigel J L Rothband.
The retailers generously supporting the fete included Matalan, House of Fraser, Asda, Waitrose and other small businesses. A host of volunteers donated their time, enabling all the funds raised on the day to go directly to Retail Trust to help those working in retail, their families, plus those retired from the sector, including residents at the Crookfur Estate in Glasgow and Retail Trust’s remaining four retirement estates throughout the UK.
Zorbing, a bouncy castle, face-painting, a collection of animals, and Crookfur’s answer to the High Street proved popular with the crowds, contributing to the amount raised.
Nigel J L Rothband, Chief Executive of Retail Trust said: “A big thank you for the tremendous efforts by all the businesses, staff, volunteers, residents and their families, which created a real community event to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee. While the money raised will greatly benefit those in retail, the fete was also important to raise awareness not only for the retirement estate, but for all the other services Retail Trust offers.”
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Notes to Editors:
Retail Trust (registered charity numbers 1090136 and SC039684) is the only charity that looks after the needs of all 3 million people working in retail and currently provides grants and services of approximately £1.5 million per annum to people who are working in or have worked in the retail industry or associated businesses.
The Retail Trust Helpline is a free and confidential service that provides vital support and a range of services including: free counselling, free legal advice, free debt advice, redundancy support through their ReWork programme, hardship grants, course funding, as well as retirement housing for retired retailers throughout the UK. The Retail Trust Helpline can be accessed online at www.retailtrust.org.uk/help, by calling 0808 801 0808, emailing helpline@retailtrust.org.uk or by texting the word ‘HELPLINE’ to 88010* with any request or query.
In the past year alone, requests coming through to The Retail Trust Helpline for counselling have increased by 125%. Retail staff needing debt advice has increased by 50%. Requests for redundancy support are up 40%, and demand for critical incident support has grown by a massive 229%.
ReWork is a Retail Trust service for people who have been made redundant from retail. The programme (worth over £1,000) helps users identify a career path that suits their needs and can help find potential employers. ReWork offers access to a free Guide to Resolving Redundancy, free Personal Career Coaching and Resolving Redundancy Workshops.
The Retail Trust Employee Assistance Programme is the only EAP that is designed specifically for retailers by retailers and is run exclusively for retail and associated businesses. Retail Trust currently has over 120 EAP partners throughout the retail sector and associated businesses and currently looks after over 777,000 staff. www.retailtrust.org.uk/eap
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