Thank You.

Earlier this week I received the following email message from our nominated charity, Start Inspiring Minds. I thought - as a closing post for #VISBF - that this neatly “ties the bow”.

Hello Jim and Chris,

It was lovely to talk to you the other day and get such wonderful news regarding your donation to Start.

I can now confirm that £7,000 was deposited into our donations account on Monday under the reference Mr & Mrs J Cullen.

I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for all your hard work in raising the £7,000 which you have donated to us against all the odds this year but I am sure this is down to your sheer determination, charm and arm wrangling! (Don't know about the “charm” bit - Ed)

We are all so very grateful for the work you have all done to raise these funds through your virtual event which given the present COVID world is absolutely amazing !!! This donation will make a very big difference to our services and those we help, especially given the challenges COVID has placed on us all this year.

I am attaching the thank you photo if this will help with your social media. I will also put it on our social media as well. Once again many thanks Have a lovely Christmas and New Year.

All the best.

Bernie

Bernadette Conlon

Chief Executive Officer

So. That's it. #VISBF is done, dusted and archived. And planning for the future of ISBF can begin (and has already).

See you at Hemsley House next November?

Be kind to one another.

Jim x