Wedmore Real Ale Festival (WRAF) celebrated the outcome of another successful year
of charitable ale drinking on Saturday night, at their annual presentation evening.
Volunteers, festival committee members and beneficiaries gathered to celebrate the
achievements and dish out the cheques.
This year £15,000 was raised, bringing the total over the 23 years the festival has been
running to an outstanding £279,820, all donated to local worthy causes.
The 2024 beneficiaries are: Children’s Hospice South West, Wedmore Friends of Weston
Hospice, Wedmore Men’s Shed, Somerset Prostate Support Association, Somewhere
House Somerset, St Mary’s Church Wedmore, Isle of Wedmore Women’s Football Club,
Strawberry Line Cycle Project, Wedmore Cricket Club (raffle donations), Warm in
Wedmore, Allerton Cricket Club, Blackford Village Hall, Wedmore Village Farm,
Wedmore Dance, Wedmore Scout Group and Wedmore in Bloom.
Beneficiaries expressed their sincere gratitude for the donations and shared some of
their plans for the funding. Children’s Hospice South West will use the funds to
purchase new beds, required due to legislation changes coming in at the end of the
year; St Mary’s church will install a new heating system; and Wedmore Friends of
Weston Hospice will buy more syringe drivers to provide vital pain relief for their
patients.
Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed towards this year’s success.
Having officially drawn a close to this year’s festival, it is an honour for the festival
organisers to be able to support the local community both via fundraising, and also by
bringing the community together over the course of the festival.
Come along next year to support our work, over another weekend of ale, fun and
fundraising from 12th–14th September 2025!