THANK YOU!

Image by Neil Sparkes.

A big THANK YOU goes to everyone who contributed toward last Saturday’s Open Day and Fundraising Art Auction. Both events were a tremendous success and would not have happened without the enthusiasm and generosity of our partners, contributors, sponsors, supporters and volunteers – Dreamland is firmly on the map and we are full steam ahead for a 2015 opening! 

During the day we welcomed over 2,300 lovely people to the Dreamland site in just three hours!  Plus a large contingent of classic and vintage vehicle enthusiasts gathered in the events area to show their support for Dreamland.

Image by Tracey Thompson: L to R Eliza, Edward and Min at Dreamland Open Day.

Generally traders in the old town reported a busier than usual mid-November Saturday and businesses along the seafront, toward the station, also benefitted from the extra footfall the Dreamland events created.

At the Open Day we registered around 160 volunteers and linked approximately 80 people to the Dreamland archive resulting in offers of photographs and recorded personal memories and histories.

Hundreds of people potted plants, took them home to nurture, and will return in 2014 to plant a garden for Dreamland.

We also collected thousands of peoples’ memories and thoughts on the comment board and luggage tags and have signed up volunteers for the next community engagement event, The Big Clear Day, on the 30 November 2013.

Art Auction Image by Lee Eyles:
L to R Michael Hogben, Brian Thomas,
Vic Reeves, Paul Emin.

The celebrity fundraising art auction was a sell out and raised an estimated £25,000 (less costs) toward opening the Dreamland Visitor and Learning Centre spring 2014. We will publish the final figure and more photographs in the November newsletter.

Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who made Saturday’s Open Day and Art Auction such memorable events, in particular…

SPONSORS
Coombs   (Canterbury) Limited Fontaine East   Kent College Premier   Flush TW   Services SFL   Construction Ltd Lifeboat Wantsum   Brewery Ltd		IOT   Scaffolding Ltd Michael   Moyles Builders Bluebird   Coach Morgan’s   of Margate Pinball   Parlour Madam   Popoff Kentish   Pip
CONTRIBUTORS
KLM Fontaine Sands   Hotel Classics   for Occasions Haeckles Lighthouse   Bar Outside   the Square Age   & Sons Belvidere   Place Updown   Gallery Keith   Grossmith Paul   Jebka-Scuffins		More   than Yoga Quex   Barn Blue   Swift Gallery Russell’s   of Clapton Two   Spoons Catering DBA   Editions AG   Studios Gadds   Brewery Beachview   Guest House Robin   Coates Anne   Swift
SUPPORTERS & VOLUNTEERS
Andy   Cannon Claire   Blackwell Claire   Budd Dan   Thompson David   Collard Dom   Bridges Harry   Heath Jo   Bridges Andrew   Baker, Daisy, Charlie and Anna Mick   Tomlinson HemingwayDesign Neil Sparkes Roger Joyce	John   Cripps Kapo   Kapucinski Kate   Smith Kelly   Whiting Kiki   Case Lee   Collier Lucy   Austin Mandy   Kapucinski Gavin   Kapucinski Suzannah   Foad		Mark   Hill Mark   Stacey Michael   Hogben Pete   Heath Raychel   Mount Sarah   Vickery and Min Stephen   Mina Talma   Goy Tamara   Shaddick Roger   Sibley Nick   Laister Louise   Oldfield  Lounge on the Farm Theatre Royal’s cast of Cinderella