Charity boost from Salford’s Ceremonial Mayor
- Salford Ceremonial Mayor Councillor Tanya Burch raises £38,714 in her year in office.
- St Ann’s Hospice and the Royal Naval Association, City of Salford Branch receive £19,357 each.
- Fundraising activities included parachute jump and Elvis tribute night.
- Salford’s Ceremonial Mayor has raised £38,714.75 for her chosen charities in her year in office.
In a special ceremony Councillor Tanya Burch met representatives from St Ann’s Hospice and the Royal Naval Association, City of Salford Branch and presented them with cheques (£19,357.37 each).
Councillor Burch picked the two charities at the start of her year in office and held a series of fundraising events. These included a parachute jump, Elvis tribute night and the sale of a calendar to raise funds.
Councillor Tanya Burch said: “It has been the most incredible year and I would like to thank everybody for their support and efforts to raise money for these two important charities in our city. The sky dive was an interesting way to raise money and it also helped to put an extra focus on the work of my charities.
“It has been an absolute privilege to be the Ceremonial Mayor and something I’m very grateful to the Lord for. I would also like to thank my husband who was my Consort for the year and my daughter Hannah who was the Mayoress for sharing this experience with me.”
Councillor Burch will now hand over the chains to Councillor Heather Fletcher at Full Council on Wednesday 21 May.
The Ceremonial Mayor is responsible for carrying out civic duties on behalf of the council. This is a different role to the elected Salford City Mayor.
You can find out more about the Ceremonial Mayor on the Salford City Council website.
About the charities:
St Ann’s Hospice - Little Hulton
This independent charity provides supportive and specialist palliative care services to people over the age of 18 from across Greater Manchester. It enables individuals with a life-limiting illness, their families, and carers to maximise the quality of their lives.
Care is given free of charge and is regulated by the Quality Care Commission. Provision includes in-patient, home care, day therapy, bereavement services and community services. The charity also provides educational training for other health professionals.
Royal Naval Association – City of Salford Branch
The Royal Naval Association provides those with a link to the Royal Navy access to a life-long community of like-minded and supportive individuals. Our community provides companionship, resilience, comradeship and unity to anyone and everyone with a Naval story, supporting them through life's highs and lows.
The RNA in Pendleton is a family of current and former Naval Service personnel, and other ex-services personnel, relatives and supporters of our country's Armed Forces.
The RNA can offer help with getting support with anything from mobility issues, to advice on new technologies and getting online, to finding a community or social support system locally. Whatever the challenge, they are there to offer a helping hand in finding ways of making things easier for their members, whether they are still serving, working on civvy street or retired.
Whether catching up with friends at their regular social events, fundraising, advising on welfare and employment matters or just providing an arm around the shoulder, their natural willingness to help others stems from the tradition and camaraderie that life in the Royal Navy instils. Membership is open to all serving or retired members of the Armed Forces and their family, friends, and supporters.