CHARITY workers were reduced to tears by mindless yobs on a £10,000 vandalism spree.
Months of planning went up in smoke when a fundraising venue was destroyed.
Cold-hearted intruders struck at Pea Farm, in Stanley, County Durham, after Cancer Research’s annual Harperley Music Festival, trashing the site and causing thousands of pounds worth of damage.
The vandals torched 10 brand new Portaloos, slashed the panels of a rented marque and blasted fire extinguishers everywhere.
Now the devastated organisers of the family event have been left with an anxious wait to find out if they will have to pick up the bill for the damage, estimated to be around £10,000 in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Bill Burgess, chairman of the Stanley branch of Cancer Research UK, said: “We are all so upset by this. My wife Anne, who is also on the charity committee, was in tears all day when she found out what happened. The festival on Saturday was fantastic and we had hundreds of people come and enjoy themselves.
“Then on Sunday morning we received a call to say the Portaloos were on fire.
“By the time we got there, there was nothing left except black smolders.
“The marquee has been slashed beyond repair as well. “We have insurance through Cancer Research UK’s head office but we will have to wait to see if they will pay out.”
Mr Burgess, a bus driver from Stanley, County Durham, is pleading for anyone with information about the incident to come forward. “We worked so hard,” he said. “Everybody said it was a great day and then this happened.
“The Cancer Research banners were up everywhere so whoever did it would have known they were attacking a charity. We just can’t understand why someone would do that.
“This was supposed to be about raising money to help people with cancer but now it’s been ruined.”
The Harperley Music Festival, held on Saturday, is now in its second year and is one of Cancer Research Stanley’s main money-spinning events.
Some 800 people attended last year’s festival, held outside of the Harperly Hotel, so organisers decided to move to larger site this year.
Monday, 26 July 2010
Friday, 30 April 2010
HARPERLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL
A great day out
Bands
AXIS
SPARTAN
MOJO HAND BAND
THE GUVNOR
FREE & COMPANY
THE PANTHERS The Panthers are now unable to play but DOCTOR DOT has kindly stept in
JOY CIRCUIT
STAURDAY 17 JULY 2010
1.00pm TILL 11.00pm
TICKETS £8 in advance £10 on the day
BAR, FOOD, CAR PARK, CAMPING
http://www.cancerresearchstanley.co.uk/
Phone 01207 231998/281201/234011
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CANCER RESEARCH UK STANLEY
and HARPERLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL
Bands
AXIS
SPARTAN
MOJO HAND BAND
THE GUVNOR
FREE & COMPANY
THE PANTHERS The Panthers are now unable to play but DOCTOR DOT has kindly stept in
JOY CIRCUIT
STAURDAY 17 JULY 2010
1.00pm TILL 11.00pm
TICKETS £8 in advance £10 on the day
BAR, FOOD, CAR PARK, CAMPING
http://www.cancerresearchstanley.co.uk/
Phone 01207 231998/281201/234011
FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK
CANCER RESEARCH UK STANLEY
and HARPERLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL
Friday, 2 April 2010
Monday, 29 March 2010
Sunday, 17 May 2009
HARPERLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL
Harperley Music Festival is an outdoor event. It is to be held in the grounds of the Harperley Hotel, Tanfield, Stanley.
The festival starts around 2.00pm on Saturday 18th July 2009. The afternoon will consist of light family music hosted by Maggie Newman and featuring
Jamie
Steve Mcvoy
John Diamond
Katie Michaels
At 5.30pm the rock bands start for a great night of rock music not to be missed.
Axis
Special Needz
Free & Company
Spartan
Floyd 2
Tickets are on sale now so we advise you to get yours before they runout.
Tickets are going fast so get yours before it is to late. You can pay on the day but there is no garuntee you will get in
Tickets are only £4 for the whole day and are available from the Harperley Hotel 01207 234011
Also from 01207 231998/281201
E-mail info@cancerresearchstanley.co.uk
Web site cancerresearchstanley.co.uk
Just an update on how the day went.
It was a fantastic day and everyone really enjoyed it.
We raised over £3000 for Cancer Research UK.
Check out our website for the review.
We are already starting to plane next years festival and we are hoping it will be bigger and better.
Next years Festival will be on Saturday 17 July 2010
BANDS
SPARTAN
MOJO HAND BAND
FREE & COMPANY
THE GUVNOR
THE PANTHERS
JOY CIRCUIT
See us and photos on facebook
The festival starts around 2.00pm on Saturday 18th July 2009. The afternoon will consist of light family music hosted by Maggie Newman and featuring
Jamie
Steve Mcvoy
John Diamond
Katie Michaels
At 5.30pm the rock bands start for a great night of rock music not to be missed.
Axis
Special Needz
Free & Company
Spartan
Floyd 2
Tickets are on sale now so we advise you to get yours before they runout.
Tickets are going fast so get yours before it is to late. You can pay on the day but there is no garuntee you will get in
Tickets are only £4 for the whole day and are available from the Harperley Hotel 01207 234011
Also from 01207 231998/281201
E-mail info@cancerresearchstanley.co.uk
Web site cancerresearchstanley.co.uk
Just an update on how the day went.
It was a fantastic day and everyone really enjoyed it.
We raised over £3000 for Cancer Research UK.
Check out our website for the review.
We are already starting to plane next years festival and we are hoping it will be bigger and better.
Next years Festival will be on Saturday 17 July 2010
BANDS
SPARTAN
MOJO HAND BAND
FREE & COMPANY
THE GUVNOR
THE PANTHERS
JOY CIRCUIT
See us and photos on facebook
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