Published: 09/01/2025 By Peter Grout-Smith
Symonds & Sampson were proud to support RABI and Yeovil Free Wheel (Blood Bikes) as their chosen charities during 2024.Some of the most popular and successful events included:
- The annual coffee and cake morning in the Poundbury office. Always incredibly well supported by the local community, guests enjoyed a wonderful selection of homemade bakes. Local businesses contributed generously to a raffle, and the morning raised a record-breaking £1,850!
- Our Beaminster office hosted its annual summer garden party in the beautiful gardens of Peter Brook. Guests were treated to a delicious spread prepared by Caroline Childs-Chaffey and colleagues.
- At the firm’s summer party, staff enjoyed the opportunity to support the charities by indulging in some lively virtual horse racing. After the prize money, the entry fees collected were donated to charity.
- Many local businesses, friends and colleagues enjoyed a charity golf tournament hosted jointly with Porter Dodson solicitors, with proceeds donated to the two firms’ chosen charities.
- Our Axminster, Blandford, Ilminster & Sherborne offices organised festive fundraisers during December.
Looking forward to 2025, Symonds & Sampson are pleased to announce that our chosen charities will be Macmillan Cancer Support and Prostate Cancer UK. We will be hosting various fundraising events throughout the year. Please stay tuned to our website and social media sites for more details!
Image – Peter Grout-Smith, representing Symonds & Sampson, was delighted to present cheques to Andrew Wiley, Chairman of the YFW Blood Bikes and Steve Cove, Committee Chairman from RABI.
The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) is an award-winning national charity that provides local support to the farming community across England and Wales. Established in 1860, it has offered guidance, financial support, and practical care to farming people of all ages for generations. Registered Charity Number: 208858
YFW (Yeovil Free Wheel) Blood Bikes, a group of emergency volunteer bikers operating out of Yeovil, Wincanton, and Dorchester Hospitals and carrying blood, platelets, blood and tissue samples, medication, breast milk, documents, CT scans, and equipment to hospitals, hospices, and nursing homes as well as private addresses across much of Somerset and all of Dorset, saving the NHS well over £200,000 each year while easing patients’ suffering and helping to save lives. Freewheelers EVS (Yeovil), Registered Charity 299434
Macmillan Cancer Support aims to help everyone affected by cancer live life as fully as possible by providing physical, financial, and emotional support. The charity provides specialist health care, information, and financial support to those affected by the disease, supports the cancer workforce, and continually strives to campaign, influence and research to deliver better cancer care. Macmillan Cancer Support is a registered charity in England and Wales (261017), Scotland (SC039907) and the Isle of Man (604). Also operating in Northern Ireland. A company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales, company number 2400969.
Prostate Cancer UK is the largest men’s health charity in the UK. Committed to putting men at the centre of everything it does, it campaigns to help more men survive prostate cancer and enjoy a better quality of life. Vital work includes supporting those affected by the disease, funding research into causes and treatment, raising the disease profile, and improving care. Prostate Cancer UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (1005541) and in Scotland (SC039332). Registered company 02653887.
Please keep an eye on our website and social media for upcoming charity fundraising events during the year, the first of which will be the popular coffee and cake event at our Poundbury Office on 5 March.