Our community summer fair, Seashell Shine was a huge success!
On 17th June, our campus was a hive of activity at our first summer event since Covid struck in 2020. We came back with a bang, and held one big party at our campus for the community to enjoy and to celebrate our Bicentenary!
It was wonderful to see so many families, students and staff – past and present – enjoying the event and activities on the day, from browsing the Worker Bee Market, to having a go on the funfair games, to listening to Cbeebies star, Evie Pickerill read a fabulous story, to dancing the afternoon away to our student’s musical performance! We also were delighted to have radio DJ Alex James from XS Manchester who acted as MC for the day, as well as playing some tunes!
We held a special, Bicentenary exhibition where visitors were able to delve into our archives and learn more about our fascinating history and how we got to where we are today. Trustee, Ed Baines who wrote our Bicentenary book ‘A Beacon of Hope’ welcomed the great, great grandson of William Bateman, the founder of our charity who travelled all the way from Texas to visit the event.
A host of amazing volunteers and staff supported the day, and we are incredibly grateful to each and every person who took time to help. From the Cheadle Royal and Wilmslow and District Rotary who ran garden games and provided crucial marshal support, to the Co-operative Bank who helped us decorate our campus with bunting and flags, to the Showman family who helped manage the fun fair ride tokens. Not to mention the generous donations we received for our tombola, raffle and lucky dip from JW Lees, Swizzles, Amazon and many members of Seashell staff and the community.
What an amazing celebration! The day was a true reflection of the spirit of Seashell – so many people getting together, supporting one another and simply having fun. I am incredibly proud of the staff team who pulled together to make this an event to remember – roll on Seashell Shine 2024!
Brandon Leigh, Seashell CEO
