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Nov 2021
Stray bonfire raises record-breaking £6,500 for charity
Harrogate RoundTable, a group of local men aged 18-45 who organise charity and community events, will donate the proceeds to Friends of Harrogate Hospital.
Photograph: Tyler Parker Photography
The 50th Stray bonfire and fireworks on Saturday night raised a record-breaking £6,568.42 for charity, organisers have announced.
Harrogate RoundTable, a group of local men aged 18-45 who organise charity and community events, will donate the proceeds to Friends of Harrogate Hospital.
If anyone missed the chance to donate, a GoFundMe is still open.
John Carter of Harrogate RoundTable said:
"Harrogate RoundTable would like to thank everyone who came along to enjoy the bonfire and fireworks display on the Stray. It’s the 50th year that we’ve put on the event and it was a fantastic night!
"As always the event was free for everyone to attend, however, we’d like to thank the Harrogate public for their generous donations to raise funds for this year’s charity The Friends of Harrogate Hospital. We also want to thank all the volunteers for their hard work over the whole weekend.”
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Harrogate RoundTable is also asking attendees and the wider Harrogate public for their views on how to take the event forward in future years.
An online survey has been created which can be accessed here.
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