Thank You, Rolls Royce!

We had a fantastic visit from Rolls-Royce Motor Cars yesterday, who popped by to hand over a very generous donation of £23,787 after choosing us as their Charity of the Year for 2024.

"We were honoured that Rolls-Royce Motor Cars chose to support our charity during 2024," said Abigail Rowe, Head of Fundraising at Aldingbourne Trust. "We've been delighted to welcome some of their staff to the Country Centre for a number of volunteer days, where they've spent time working alongside the people we support and learning more about what we do. We've also had two visits from Rolls-Royce cars this year, which, as you can imagine, caused a lot of excitement!"

Of course, they arrived in a Rolls-Royce Cullinan, which caused a bit of a buzz! The people we support were over the moon to see it and sit inside, and a couple of them even got to go for a spin.

The giant cheque was presented by Andrew Ball, Head of Corporate Relations. We couldn't let them leave empty-handed, though, so our brilliant Wood@Aldingbourne team made a beautiful wooden Rolls-Royce to gift them, and the people we support created a lovely handmade thank-you card.

"All money raised will be spent on our charitable works," Abigail added. "It's so appreciated, especially in these very testing times. Thank you so much, Rolls-Royce, for supporting us."