26.06.2006

Ainscough and the balloons

Ainscough Crane Hire Ltd’s Manchester Depot was contacted by St Ann’s Hospice and Stockport based Law Firm Gorvins Solicitors to provide a crane for their yearly fund raising campaign ‘Go Yellow’.

Every June the hospice encourages local businesses to ‘Go Yellow’ for the day to raise much needed money to help the Manchester Hospice offer it’s wide range of services for inpatients.

Last year James Ainscough took part in the ‘Lock up your Boss’ fundraising campaign. This year St Ann’s thought that a shiny yellow Ainscough Crane would be ideal to launch its balloon race from the car park at Gorvin’s Solicitors.
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James Ainscough (L) and Lorraine Lockie-Gorvins prepare to launch the balloon race for ‘Go Yellow’ day.

The day raised over £1000 for the Hospice to the delight of all concerned. St Ann’s is one of the largest adult hospices in the UK with 60 beds. It provides care free of charge to over 3,000 people a year across three sites. The hospice needs to raise £16,000 every day through voluntary contributions in order to fund its wide range of services.