Fundraising ceilidh at Muskham Village Hall raises hundreds for Newark Emmaus Trust

A fundraising ceilidh raised over £800 for a charity dedicated to supporting young homeless people aged 16 to 25.

A fundraising ceilidh for Newark Emmaus Trust took place at Muskham Village Hall and raised over £800.

A ceilidh is a traditional Scottish or Irish social gathering and involves a lot of dancing and playing of Gaelic folk music.

The fundraiser was organised by a charity trustee Chris Rose and volunteer Anne Readman, both of who have organised many fundraising ceilidhs for the Trust over the years.

Nicola Burley, chief executive of the Newark Emmaus Trust, said: “As always, we are truly grateful to Chris and Anne for organising this very uplifting event for us and our thanks also go to the wider community for their continuing support of our ceilidhs.

“I am also very proud of the team who attended, my thanks go to the two team members and the resident who helped at the event by selling raffle tickets: Sue Huddlestone, senior support worker and support worker, Sally Gray were with our resident, Chris.

“The funds raised will help us to provide activities for our young people to help them to learn the skills that they need to become confident enough to live independently.”

Chris Rose is a Morris dancer and has lots of friends who all enjoy ceilidhs. She said: “It is always such a fun night and our thanks as always, go to the team at Muskham Village Hall for allowing us to host our event there.

“Everyone enjoyed a ploughman’s supper and had a great time dancing!’ Chris’s husband is the caller for ‘Malt Whiskers’ who provide the music for the dancing.

“‘Malt Whiskers’ is a folk band that performs traditional music and songs and they come from Muskham.

“Dancers who are experienced... and those not so experienced... had a great time.

“Many local people volunteered to help out on the night.”