Hassocks Goes Gold update here.
By Rachel Bartlett-Bundy
This September will be the fourth year of Hassocks Goes Gold – turning the village GOLD for the whole month of September to raise funds and awareness of Childhood Cancer. This year saw the most ever entries for the Poster Competition –all drawings of Golden Bees– which is our theme for 2022. It was super hard to pick the winners and in the end we had five winners across the different age groups, five runner-ups, two highly commended, and also a special mention as the standard of entries was just SO high!
WINNERS (Work pictured): Primrose O’Hara (PreSchool), Alice Lambe (Hassocks Infants School), Maisie Smith (The Windmills Junior), Erin Poat (Downlands), Emma Taylor (Adult).
RUNNERS UP: Hudson Hurrell-Wood and Ivy Woodbridge (Hassocks Infants School), Andy Morris (The Windmills Junior), Dulcie Field (The Windmills Junior), Layla Meadows (Downlands).
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Hettie Hodson and Maja White (Downlands).
SPECIAL MENTION: Arony Hall (Downlands).
Pictured here are the five winning entries, all of whom have their work included on this year’s Golden Poster. It will be available from mid-August from QD Stationery and at the Village Market on Saturday 27th August where Hassocks Goes Gold will have a fundraising stall full of goodies.
If you haven’t yet ordered your Giant Gold Bow, you only have until 12th August, so don’t delay! Each gold wooden bow sponsored with a minimum £20 donation will be put up across the village in a trail ready to shine for the whole month of September, with your personalised ‘Sponsored by’ dedication.
Hassocks Goes Gold has a month of glittering excitement for you:
• The return of the very popular Daily Facebook Auctions all through September.
• A trail of stalls ‘Let’s STALL Childhood Cancer’ throughout the village on Sunday 11th Sept, with a minimum of 50% from each stall going to Childhood Cancer.
• The Parklands Road Gallery – a free display of ALL entries to the Poster Competition in the windows of the Parklands Road!
• The Golden Gala on Friday 30th September – a celebration of a month of giving. Teams of either compete in a Golden Pub Quiz, with a Pudding Auction, live music and raffle. Tickets are £6 or £40 for a whole team of eight.
Donations can be made via JustGiving: www.bit.ly/3Snhypp Please email Rachel at: HassocksGoesGold@gmail.com for more information, to book your Giant Gold Bow, Golden Gala tickets or join in the Stall Trail, or if you would like to offer an auction or raffle prize.