DORSET brewery Hall & Woodhouse has toasted festival-goers for raising over £13,000 for Dorset Mind.
More than 1,500 beer lovers raised a glass and a record breaking £13,638 for Dorset Mind at the Hall & Woodhouse Dorset Beer Festival this summer.
Organised and hosted by the leading independent family-owned Dorset brewer, the eighth annual beer celebration saw donations surpass the previous total of £10,900. All proceeds are going directly to the local mental health and wellbeing charity.
Linda O’Sullivan, Dorset Mind CEO, said: “We’re extremely grateful to everyone that supported our charity partner’s festival.
"Held in our aid, this magnificent fundraising has come at a time where we’ve seen demand for our vital services rise – and so it will help us continue to support local people with 1-2-1 and group sessions, education and training across Dorset. Special thanks to Hall & Woodhouse for their continued support.”
Toby Heasman, head brewer at Hall & Woodhouse, added: “We are thrilled to have made such an impressive comeback after our two-year absence, due to the pandemic and we were only able to achieve this through the loyalty and support of our local communities.
Smashing our previous fundraising record is beyond what we predicted for this year’s target and we will raise a glass to thank everyone who attended and helped this become a reality."
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