Brighton, Hove and District Samaritans have been busy fundraising with some help from a few celebrity friends.
Sarah Millican is always a fantastic supporter of Samaritans and our volunteers were given permission to fundraise outside the Dome Theatre recently when she performed a gig there. That same week the Theatre Royal Brighton was showing Dear Evan Hansen and our volunteers were outside once more. These combined efforts raised a whopping £5,000 to keep our branch open and continue to provide our vital services.
Volunteers fundraising at Sarah Millican...
...And at Theatre Royal
The Price of Football Podcast team were also in Brighton in November and all funds raised from this live podcast event went to the Brighton, Hove and District branch of Samaritans. The twice-weekly popular podcast is hosted by Kieran Maguire, football finance expert at Liverpool University, alongside comedian and writer of shows such as “Have I Got News for You”, Kevin Day, and focuses on the business side of football and how finance impacts the game. To date the podcast has had over fifteen million downloads. They have a unique on-air chemistry and rivalrous banter which is further enhanced by Kieran supporting Brighton & Hove Albion and Kevin being a die-hard Crystal Palace fan!
The event raised over £3,000
Kieran Maguire, Kevin Day with Dean 1299.