Rishton: Councillors to host bingo afternoon for village charities

Cllrs Ken Moss and Clare Cleary are to host a regular series of bingo afternoons in aid of the local village charity pot. Rishton Charities is made up of three separate funds and interest generated on the capital is used to help residents in need every year around Christmas.

The two Councillors already host monthly bingo afternoons with the Rishton Festival committee at The People's Centre and this has helped to pay for a substantial part of the administrative costs of hosting the annual event. This second monthly bingo session will be held at Rishton Free Gardeners Club on Parker Street and is hoped to raise a little extra money to put into the Rishton Charities pot. Clare Cleary will be baking fresh cakes for the event while Ken Moss calls the numbers.

Cllr Moss said, "There are many fundraising activities across the village every year but we never actually do anything for our own charity. We have taken the decision that we should also do something to look after the residents right on our doorstep. The previous bingo afternoons have been a great success and if we only generate £50 a time it is £50 more than we had before."

The first Rishton Charity Bingo starts at 2.00pm on Saturday 13th July at Rishton Free Gardeners Club and both members and non-members are welcome. The cost is £5 for six games plus £1 for a brew and a cake. The bar will also be open for refreshments.