FREDs KICK OFF THE SUMMER event 2015

FREDs "KICK OFF THE SUMMER" EVENT 

FRED is promoting a new event for the 23rd and 24th May to rediscover Redcar as a seaside town. In

essence we are organising sandcastle competitions. 

We are very excited to be introducing sand sculpturing wizardry from the best in the UK. The World Class:

  Sand Sculptures UK

 http://www.westonsandsculpture.co.uk/

Sand Sculpturing UK are the group behind the famous Weston Super Mare Events which they have put on for the past ten years attracting over 100,000 visitors in 2014. 

They will be holding workshops over the weekend too!

Go to http://www.westonsandsculpture.co.uk/ to check out more of their fantastic artwork.

FRED will also be holding sandcastle competitions over the two days with prizes with categories. We need stewards and volunteers to oversee the sandcastle competitions and to assist with sandsculpturing. Want to be involved? Contact us. Write to: friendsofredcar@gmail.com

Get your free ticket here:

KICK OFF THE SUMMER EVENT

At TunedIn there will be an Open Mic event on Friday evening, dance performances on Saturday and a Churches Together event for Pentecost on the Sunday singing some of the most popular hymns. More on this to come but for more details please contact them at http://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/tunedin

There will also be a tombola with fabulous prizes to be won and a stall selling buckets and spades etc.

We are encouraging good healthy food...

...but no beach event is complete without these too!

So come and join us and 

Grab a free ticket at:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/freds-kick-off-the-summer-event-tickets-14951426118

And let us know you're coming on Facebook too!

 https://www.facebook.com/events/1675901259304076/

For more information contact us: friendsofredcar@gmail.com

Like us on fb: /Fredredcar  /friendsofredcar  /kickoffthesummerFRED 

We're also on Twitter @friendsofredcar 

Google+ Pinterest and Instagram

Many Many Many people said we wouldn't be able to do this - 

But we did! So this Summer come and celebrate our beach in Redcar with us. Be FRED 

FRED want to embrace everything that is local and encourage all groups and businesses to make themselves available to promote who they are and what they do in order to "Kick off the Summer" in Redcar.*

We encourage, sports groups, dance classes, musical and entertainment performers, community groups, schools, residents, local businesses and volunteers in and around Redcar to come and do their own thing alongside our event.* 

Showcase who you are as we are happy for you to have fun and run alongside us.

*Let FRED know if you need help with a risk assessment for any organised activities on the beach. Your activity might be subject to public liability and if you are trading you will need licencing. Write to: friendsofredcar@gmail.com

Today is about our community. Redcar can be that festival town. It's a seaside destination with  much untapped potential and is the unpolished jewel in the crown of the Tees Valley.

This is our opportunity to change the fortunes in Redcar and we will grow with the support from funders, neighbourly businesses, local industry and you, because you are FRED

Contact us: friendsofredcar@gmail.com

Like us on fb: /Fredredcar  /friendsofredcar  /kickoffthesummerFRED 

We're also on Twitter @friendsofredcar 

Google+ Pinterest and Instagram

Who is FRED? You decided. And the winner is...

The "Who is FRED?" school art competition to determine a life size mascot for the Friends of Redcar (FRED) is over.  

We thank our 200+ entrants from Coatham and St. Benedict's schools for their fabulous artwork. FRED short listed entries down to the final five and left the decision to our social media friends. - ( See more at: http://friendsofredcar.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/who-is-fred-you-decide.html#sthash.ZnYylKZR.dpuf)


And you have decided.


We had hoped to have the mascot ready for Christmas but as this seems unlikely now we shall reveal the costume in May when we plan our beach sand competition and the "Kick off the Summer" event.


And now for that all important decision. So in reverse order -

5th place Ryan Miland St. Benedicts

4th place Caitlin (?) Coatham Primary

3rd place Leon Dodgson St. Benedicts

2nd place Tye Addison Coatham Primary

WINNER ALEESHA COX Coatham Primary

Congratulations to Aleesha. We shall be visiting soon with your prize and prizes for all our runners up and the participating schools. More on this soon.

We are very happy for the seahorse to be our mascot because it positively promotes our home "Redcar" and is unique to our town. 


Thank you to all who participated and voted and watch out for FRED coming to a beach near you!

Breakdown of the vote

FREDs Boxing Day Dip Challenge

REDCAR BOXING DAY DIP 2014

We did it!

FRED, Zetland Pride, Redcar Blog and Anna Turley set out to raise £1000 for Redcar Area Foodbank by taking part in December's Boxing Day dip and on 10th February 2015 issued manager Ruth Fox a cheque for £1214

Through the initiative of Neil Baldwin of Zetland Pride the volunteers set out to help local people struggling to provide for themselves and their families last Christmas. The amount was achieved with the help of Coatham School who raised money for the foodbank through their "Wear a Christmas Jumper To School" day.

Carl Quartermain Chairman of FRED would like to thank all those who contributed donations to the effort and to the dippers:

Neil Baldwin, Olwyn Paschalis Young, Alec Brown, Anna Turley, Ja Reed , Leah Quartermain, Vicky Rae, Mark Skidmore, Carl Quartermain, David Wimble and Vanessa Quartermain who was supporting MIND and Clare Robson (Care4cats)

FRED are always active and working hard to create 'better' for Redcar. We are physically working on creating a better environment to improve attractiveness, strengthen the local economy and increase the quality of life of our community. Join our 200+ members. Contact us here or email friendsofredcar@gmail.com or call 07966985444

There was around 300 dippers in Redcar and it was COLD COLD COLD but we are warmed in the knowledge that many families will benefit in these harsh times.

More pictures of the day here http://www.pinterest.com/FriendsofRedcar/boxing-day-dip-redcar-2014/

Wish Tokens for FRED

Dear Friends,

Do you get the Gazette? Do you know people who do?

We have received some very kind and heart-warming donations for Wish Tokens and are looking for more.

If you're not already collecting for a group and can you help our efforts to the benefits of Redcar please send us your Wish Tokens? You can send or drop in the tokens to the following addresses;

27, Yew Tree Avenue Redcar TS10 4QD
or
Suite 203, The Innovation Centre, Vienna Court, Kirkleatham Business Park, Redcar TS10 5SH

or drop off them off at -

Roseberry Square Library,
Roseberry Square ASDA
Anna Turley's office at 10 Milbank Terrace Redcar

or

Collect them for us and we'll pick them up when the scheme ends

Finally if you have a business and can create a collection point for us we'll be very grateful.

Thank you for all your support.