The Leicestershire business community has shown you can still have a good time during lockdown, by clubbing together and raising thousands for charity.
Over the past few months the city and county’s business leaders have been joining up online for everything from virtual horse-racing to Bundesliga fantasy football, online bingo and even a virtual treasure hunt around Leicester.
And this weekend DJ Matt Moore will be performing a which will be broadcast live on Facebook and Zoom.
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Saturday’s lockdown event is the spin-off of a couple of fundraising nights held at Leicester’s Queen of Bradgate pub over the past year or so.
It has contributed to the “Leicester Business Community Lockdown Fundraiser” collecting more than £7,500 for local charities the Bodie Hodges Foundation, Hope Against Cancer and Soft Touch Arts.
The team behind it all includes business consultant Ian Guyler, Tracey Miller of tax specialists The Miller Partnership, Nick Hodges of the Bodie Hodges Foundation, Nick Taylor of Juice Creative Design and Eileen Richards of ER Recruitment.
The £50 sponsorship packages for this weekend’s DJ set have been snapped up by almost 50 businesses including the likes of Hollingsworth Solicitors, Chutney Ivy restaurant, Cross Productions & Niche Magazine, Cambridge and Counties Bank and Market Harborough-based Corporate Architecture.
Associate Events, which organises Leicester Business Festival, has chipped in £500.
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Ian Guyler, who is well known within city business circles for his charity work with the Lord’s Taverners, said sponsors had all been able to chose a record and will have their logo on screen during the set.
And there is still a chance to contribute.
Ian said: “We’re at almost 50 VIP sponsors each plus a big sponsorship donation from Associated Events.
“It’s going to be a musical extravaganza – and replaces the Kasabian concert which had been due to be held in Leicester’s Victoria Park this weekend – with DJ extraordinaire Matt Moore holding court over the headphones.
“I want to say thanks to all those currently committed.”
You can access the DJ set with a minimum £10 donation , then clicking through to the Virgin Money Giving site.