A team of well-known Harrogate figures and community leaders will be facing 'time behind bars' in aid of Harrogate Theatre next week.
The 'Jail and Bail' event will see the team of well-known Harrogate figures locked up and only released if they meet a fundraising target.
Volunteers will be doing ‘porridge’ for their entirely fictitious crimes at Harrogate Theatre on Monday (23rd February) and will have two hours hours to come up with their bail to ensure release.
During the event, they will have their mugshots taken, spend time in the exercise yard and most importantly, try to raise as much money as possible to secure their release.
Adam Daniel, Managing Director at Your Harrogate, said:
“We’re absolutely delighted to be teaming up with Harrogate Theatre for Jail and Bail. It’s a brilliant way to bring the community together, have a lot of fun and, most importantly, raise vital funds for such an important local venue.
“We’ve got some fantastic Harrogate characters taking part who are all great sports, and we’re looking forward to seeing if they can raise enough ‘bail’ to secure their freedom."
Natalie Rawel, Head of Marketing and Development at Harrogate Theatre, said:
“We’re really excited to be working with Your Harrogate on this wonderful event. Raising money at the moment is so important to Harrogate Theatre at a time when we’ve lost funding, every bit of support helps.
“What people don’t realise is that for every show that goes on, we only receive around 20% of all of the ticket income, which isn’t enough to sustain all of the work that we do and everything that goes into keeping this wonderful building open.
“Anything anyone can give us is so greatly appreciated.”
You can support the fundraising at https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/jail-or-bail or text HARROGATE to 70450 to donate £5.
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