by Sam Hawcroft
A revived heritage weekend has been hailed a success after raising thousands for a local cancer charity.
Winestead Heritage Weekend, held on October 10-11, brought back an event that had previously taken place at Welwick, with steam and stationary engines, vintage tractors, classic cars, stalls, food and entertainment among the attractions.
Organiser and charity trustee Charlotte James said the final figure being donated to East End Cancer Relief was still being calculated, with some donations from traders yet to arrive, but total income from admissions, donations, programme and merchandise sales was expected to reach nearly £6,000.
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After costs including insurance, toilets and other expenses are deducted, the charity expects to have raised up to £3,000.
Charlotte said: “It was lovely. It was really busy and I would say about 99 per cent of people said, ‘Wow, what a good weekend.’
“We’re nearly going to hit £6,000 coming in. Obviously, there are costs that come out of that, but I think we’re going to make somewhere between £2,500 and £3,000 once we get everything tallied up, which is a really big contribution to the charity.”
Saturday saw a steady flow of visitors despite windy conditions, while fine weather on Sunday helped draw even bigger crowds, with organisers having to open an overflow car park.
Displays changed throughout the weekend, with steam engines, tractors and stationary engines prominent on Saturday and more classic cars arriving on Sunday, including MGs, a Bentley and a Beetle. Souvenir mugs also proved popular, selling out by 2pm on Saturday.
Charlotte said organisers had received plenty of positive feedback, particularly from people pleased to see the heritage weekend return.
“Everyone was saying how nice it was to have it back on again, how good it was for Patrington, and asking, ‘Are you doing it again next year?’,” she said.
Charlotte added that the first year at the new location had provided some useful lessons, and the team is gathering
