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'There's no business like show business'.
No doubt you have heard the phrase before, and just like any other business the Useful Donkey Theatre Company needs support, in all its forms, to keep going.
If you would like to support the company, whether it is production sponsorship, financial donations or simply spreading the word then please contact us at:
We look forward to hearing from you!
Rupert Brooke CD - Buy it now!
From the CD: Listen to 'Love' read by Jonathan Tafler
A CD of Brooke's poetry, read by actors and poets including Andrew Motion, Ian McMillan, Ian Duhig, Michael Symmons Roberts, Matthew Hollis, James Wilby and Geoffrey Streatfeild is now available from Useful Donkey. £1 from every copy sold will be donated to the Armed Forces Memorial Appeal.
The CD is full of Brooke's greatest poems and they have been read by some of the UK's most exciting poets and actors. The profits from the sale of the CD will go straight back into production costs for the Rupert Brooke tour, so it's a great way to support the company, but by buying the CD you will also help raise money for The Armed Forces Memorial Appeal.
The Armed Forces Memorial is the first national memorial dedicated to the men and women of the United Kingdom Armed Forces (Regular and Reserve) killed on duty or as a result of terrorist action since the Second World War. The start date is 1 January 1948, which follows on directly from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission which commemorates those who died up to 31 December 1947. The one exception is for those killed in Palestine who are included on the Memorial.
It is widely accepted that there is insufficient recognition of the men and women of our Armed Forces who have given their lives in the service of their country since the end of the Second World War.
Following a period of extensive consultation with the Services and ex-Services community it was concluded that a new national memorial should be constructed - to be known as the Armed Forces Memorial.
The Armed Forces Memorial is not a traditional 'war memorial' that only remembers those killed in conflict. It also recognises the many servicemen and women who have given their lives while on duty and those killed by terrorist action. The Memorial will also help to raise awareness of the invaluable contribution made by the Armed Forces throughout the world.
The Memorial is located at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire where there are already a number of Service-related memorials.
The Armed Forces Memorial Appeal needs to raise sufficient funds to provide an endowment fund for the permanent maintenance of a truly fitting memorial of national importance.
For more information on the Memorial please visit www.forcesmemorial.org.uk or visit the memorial itself at:
The National Memorial Arboretum
Croxall Road
Alrewas
Staffordshire
DE13 7AR
www.easyfundraising.org.uk is a website that provides a FREE fundraising opportunity for companies and organisations just like us. Sounds too good to be true doesn’t it? Well this is how it works.
They provide a service where you can buy goods online and AT NO EXTRA COST raise funds for the Useful Donkey Theatre Company. You still shop directly with each retailer as you would normally; still pay the same price, but simply by using the links from the site first, each purchase you make will generate a cash donation for us.
For example, spend £25 with WH Smith and 3.5% of the purchase will be donated. You will have raised £0.88, at no extra cost to your purchase. Make any purchase from Amazon and 2.5% will be donated. I know it doesn’t sound much but every penny counts! So if you already shop online why not help the Useful Donkey Theatre Company raise funds at no extra cost to yourself?
Don’t worry that we are endorsing any brands or particular retailers, from the 500+ Brand Name retailers that are registered just choose the ones you would use anyway. It's that simple! It’s free to register and 100% of the funds raised in this way will go straight into the company’s production costs.
To register simply visit www.easyfundraising.org.uk and choose Useful Donkey Theatre Company as your organisation to support.
Thank you for your help!