Blackfriars Restaurant

#CookForUkraine Fundraising Dinner & Raffle

Fundraising for UNICEF UK
£30,268
raised of £10,000 target
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Cooking for Ukraine Fundraising Dinner , 20 March 2022
Fundraise for Ukraine
Campaign by UNICEF UK (RCN 1072612 (England & Wales) and SC043677 (Scotland))
UNICEF has been working around the clock to keep children safe in Ukraine since this conflict began eight years ago. Help UNICEF ensure that child health and protection services are sustained and families have clean water and nutritious food.

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YOUR CHANCE TO WIN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING RAFFLE PRIZES!!

We’re all beginning to understand the horrors of the conflict escalating in Ukraine which is putting millions of children and their families in immediate danger.

We want to do something to help and so launched a fundraising communal dinner at Blackfriars on Sunday 20 March to raise money for the humanitarian crisis. Details of the dinner are here: https://www.blackfriarsrestaurant.co.uk/events/1637/cookforukraine-dinner-and-raffle

The communal dinner is sold out but anyone can buy tickets for our very special online MEGA RAFFLE which has some fabulous prizes including: 

* 3-course set menu meal for 4 guests, a bottle of house wine and coffee at Blackfriars - WINNER - Mark Wratheritt

* 3-course set menu meal for 4 guests, a bottle of house wine and coffee at Dobson & Parnell - WINNER - Carol and Gerard Dougherty

* 3-course set menu meal for 4 guests, a bottle of house wine and coffee at Hinnies - WINNER - Kirstie Swirles

* 4 x tickets to see Tyne Theatre Productions present: RENT (running 23rd March – 26th March) - WINNER - Christine Ball

* 2 x tickets to see Jack Dee: Off the Telly (Thurs 28th April) - WINNER - Julian Fagandini

* 2 x tickets to a culinary adventure at one of Newcastle's ultimate food tours - WINNER - Ian Baker

* Round of golf on the Lee Westwood Filly course for 2 people at Close house - WINNER - Christine Shepherdson

* Day tickets for 2 guests at Beamish museum - WINNER - Norma Blackith

* Dinner, bed and breakfast for 2 guests at the Crowne Plaza - WINNER - Ray Jennings

* An over-night stay with breakfast for 2 at the INNSiDE Melia - WINNER - Ann Todd

* Dinner (worth £30 per person), bed & breakfast for 2 at Linden Hall - WINNER - Michelle Simpson

* 2 adults and up to 4 children family day ticket at The Alnwick Garden and a family ticket for a round of golf at the adventure golf course - WINNER - Alison Howard

* Private wine tasting at Blackfriars or your own home. Hosted by Newcastle Wine School (value of £250), max 12 guests - WINNER - James May

* 2 tickets to attend a wine tasting hosted by Newcastle Wine School (value £60) - WINNER - Mary Spoor

* Ringtons hamper - WINNER Leanne Bell

* Bottle of Hepple Gin, Hepple glasses & Fevertree tonic Hamper - WINNER Marion Anderson

* Bottle of Moet & Chandon Champagne - WINNER - Vic Bell 

* Bottle of Moet & Chandon Champagne - WINNER - Dave Stafford

* Bottle of Moet & Chandon Champagne - WINNER - J Robson

* 1 night stay for 2 guests including breakfast at Ramada Encore Newcastle - WINNER - Alison Sharp

* 2-night stay at Ostlers cottage in Bellingham (subject to available dates) - WINNER - Hannah Lambert

* Over-night stay for 2 guests in an executive room with bed and breakfast at Hilton Hotel - WINNER - Mark Skinner

* 1 hour in the shooting range at Point Blank shooting for 6 guests - WINNER - Elaine Taylor

* A Meal for 2 + Drink on arrival at Hustle Newcastle - WINNER - Peter Bigge

* 2 tickets for the Laing Art Gallery's new exhibition - Liquid Light: Painting in Watercolours - WINNER - Liz and Glyn Morris

* £20 Voucher for Arlos, Jesmond - WINNER - Pauline Dunn

* Axe throwing session for 2 people at Valhalla North Axe Throwing in County Durham - WINNER - Ceri Pecket

* 1-night stay at Sleeperz for 2 guests including breakfast (excludes Saturday's) - WINNER - Jane Turner

* Annual membership to Life Science Centre - WINNER Andrew Murray

* 1-night stay in a Staybridge Studio Suite for 2 guests - WINNER - Jennifer Stewart

* 3-course meal and bottle of wine for 2 guests at Gino D'Acampo's Restaurant on Newcastle Quayside - WINNER - Keith Wilkinson

* Tropics Skincare Pamper Basket - WINNER - Paul Brown

* Salt Spa experience at Sereniti Salt Spa - WINNER - Inga Hillens

* Life coaching session with Uniquethinking - WINNER - K.Allsopp

* A month's membership to the health club at the Grand Hotel Gosforth - WINNER - Peter Archbold

* Ocean beach pleasure park South Shields - £50 credit - WINNER - Stephen Craib

* An overnight stay for two guests at Maldron Hotel, inclusive of a 3-course dinner and breakfast in double or twin room - WINNER - Deborah Horsfall

* Overnight stay with breakfast for 2 in a corporate king studio at Sandman Hotel - WINNER - Joanna Cockerill

* A family annual pass for Alnwick Castle - WINNER - Michael Pringle

* Jurys Inn overnight stay and breakfast for 2 guests - WINNER - Caroline Douglas

* Private Christmas Door Wreath workshop for 6 in your own home (location restriction apply) this is worth in excess of £300. Hoted by Northumbrian Flowers - WINNER - Stephanie Malyon

* Magnum of Coronato Tenuta Dei Pianali wine - WINNER - Susan Henderson

Raffle tickets are £10 each and you can buy as many as you want!! 

Just put 'Raffle Ticket' and your name in your message. The raffle will be drawn on the evening of 20 March with winners announced here and on our social media channels on the night. Good Luck! 

DONATIONS: Any sums less than £10 will be very much appreciated and will be considered a donation.  

For more information contact us at info@blackfriarsrestaurant.co.uk or call 0191 261 5945.

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About the campaign

UNICEF has been working around the clock to keep children safe in Ukraine since this conflict began eight years ago. Help UNICEF ensure that child health and protection services are sustained and families have clean water and nutritious food.

About the charity

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RCN 1072612 (England & Wales) and SC043677 (Scotland)
UNICEF works to build a better world for every child, every day. A world where every child has the chance to fulfil their potential and grow up healthy and safe. We work in 190 countries and territories around the world, reaching more children than any other humanitarian organisation.

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£30,267.60
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£30,267.60
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