The Great Outdoors Family Fair for PACT

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With under a month to go, the line up is growing and the excitement is building for this years Great Outdoors Family Fair!  

The event, which will be officially opened by the Lord Mayor of Sheffield, aims to raise as much awareness (and money!) as possible for PACT (Parents’ Association of Children with Tumours & Leukaemia), which is based in the Children’s Hospital, Sheffield.

The theme of this year's event is "the Great Outdoors", and attractions on the day will include JE James Cycle's "Turbo Bike Challenge", a climbing wall, face painting, local art, craft and photography stalls and a raffle with prizes including i Pods, a Wii console, digital cameras and "Disney on Ice" tickets.  Live music will be provided by our regular Monday night favourites "The Jazz Preservation Society", and Sheffield pop/rock outfit "Zenon".     

Bradwell's Dairy Ice Cream is proudly sponsoring the event again, along with holiday company Alpharooms.

A range of refreshments will be available on the day, including BBQs, hot and cold drinks and snacks and of course...a beer tent!  The Norfolk Arms will also be serving food and drink as normal until the late evening. 

Join us when the fun starts at 10am and help us to help PACT continue their amazing work!

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Joe Scarborough Paints for PACT

James Burdall, Managing Director at The Norfolk Arms, has commissioned local artist Joe Scarborough to retell the story of The Great Pin Mill Barge Race, to raise funds for PACT.

Joe’s wonderful story telling, humour and images will capture the essence of this most famous race through the eyes of a young cabin boy. The story begins in the flatlands of Pin Mill in Suffolk. The barges regularly sailed passed the many farms on their way down the dangerous East Coast and into the pool of London.  

Next April, Joe, with his finished 30 x 44 inch original canvas, will be guest of honour at a specially organised celebration event at The Norfolk Arms.

At an ‘Evening with Joe Scarborough’ the invited audience will hear Joe re-tell the story and inspiration behind this latest painting with one or two entertaining stories from his incredible career.

“We are delighted Joe has accepted our invitation to be guest of honour at The Norfolk Arms and confident this canvas will capture the imagination of people in Sheffield, which in turn we hope will help support PACT.” says James Burdall

Further details will be announced soon - keep an eye on our website for all the latest news. 

Editors Notes:

Joe Scarborough is an artist born in Sheffield, England in 1938. He is most famous for painting humorous scenes of Sheffield life - everyday "real" images of the life and people of South Yorkshire.^[1]

As a face worker at the Thorpe Hesley colliery, he was inspired to paint by the contrast of the darkness of the mines and the lightness of the real world above the ground.^[1]

The original canvas painting  will be 30 inches x 44 inches. A special farm will feature in the story of the race and its name is yet to be revealed.

James Burdall, lives in Hangingwater, Sheffield with his wife Helen and two daughters.

PACT (Parents’ Association of Children with Tumours and Leukaemia) was founded in 1977 - with a donation of £113 - when eight parents created a support group for families whose children had cancer. PACT started raising funds for a Christmas party and a summer trip for the children. The charity expanded its remit to include children with leukaemia in 1978 and, as funds were secured, services grew to include new ideas like the provision of equipment and facilities for families.

In 1977 a child with cancer had a 55% chance of being alive 10 years after diagnosis. Today that has improved to more than 75%. However the cost of this is often prolonged and intensive treatment and sadly this is not always successful. PACT continues to be an invaluable source of both practical and emotional support for children and their families throughout their contact with the oncology unit.

Over the last 30 years PACT has continued to raise money to help support the families, and increasingly to support the ward and clinic at the hospital, as well as contributing in an ever-increasing way to the research.

Pete and his team at the Norfolk Arms is proud to support local Sheffield schools and children as part of our community engagement strategy. 

As part of our commitment, we are sponsoring Sheffield Tigers U9’s rugby squad, along with supporting The Shepherd Wheel Project, Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice & Whirlow Hall Farm Trust.  We have also donated prizes to the DPA Spring Ball and helped sell tickets for King Ecgbert School Association Call My Bluff Wine Tasting event last year.

Our community based activities culminated in our hugely successful Charity Family Fair last August, which celebrated the great outdoors and proved to be a real hit with local families.  Thank you to everyone who came along and entered into the spirit of our event.

We have donated prizes including leisure breaks and family meals which are used to generate vital funds at various school fundraising activities, balls and events.  We have recently donated family meals to Dore Primary School in Sheffield which were auctioned off at their DPA Spring Ball.

If you represent a school and would like more information on how we can help please fill in a contact form with your details and enquiry.