08—MARYLEBONE JOURNAL
ESTATE BRIEFING
COMING TOGETHER
Every year, I take a great deal of pleasure from the Marylebone Summer Fayre. This is partly because I have such a skilled, well-organised team of people working through the year to ensure that this large and complex event goes off without a hitch, so I can wander around the stalls and take in the atmosphere content in the knowledge that they have everything under control. But more than that, it’s because of what the fayre tells me about Marylebone. Each year, I leave the fayre
impressed by the quality, energy and diversity of the organisations and individuals who come together to make this event so much fun and such a lucrative fundraiser for Teenage Cancer Trust. This year many of our restaurants and retailers have been raising money by asking customers to add a pound to the bill, while dozens more have provided prizes for our tombola. Hundreds of people offer their time, resources or expertise, to raise money or help make the fayre such a festival of culture, food, entertainment and family fun, and for that support, I am very grateful. Every year, I see an entire community coming together in the name of a good time and a good cause, and we at the Estate are delighted to help make this happen.
Toby Shannon, chief executive, The Howard de Walden Estate
COMMUNITY UNITY
The Marylebone Summer Fayre is coming to town again, bigger and better than ever
The Marylebone Summer Fayre has always provided an opportunity for the local community to come together in creating a genuinely special day. Although it is organised and run by the Howard de Walden Estate, the success of the fayre depends upon hundreds of retailers, institutions and individuals offering their time, skills, facilities and enthusiasm to turn the area into an explosion of colour, sound and activity that attracts thousands of people. This year, the level of community involvement in the fayre has rocketed, with more people than ever contributing to the day’s activities. The result will be by far the largest and most diverse Marylebone Summer Fayre in the event’s eight year history. As well as entertaining vast crowds
of people and showcasing what Marylebone has to offer, one of the main functions of the fayre will be to raise money for Teenage Cancer Trust – a charity that provides special hospital units for young people with cancer. These units offer modern, specialised medical facilities, and are designed to meet the social and educational needs of young people. Most importantly, they provide a place where teenagers with cancer can meet others in a similar situation, allowing them to build friendships and develop mechanisms for coping with their illness. The charity’s aim is to build sufficient units so that no young person with cancer in the UK is out of reach. These units cost a lot of money,
so fundraising is vital to the charity’s success. The fayre has raised more than £100,000 over the last six years
– hopefully this year will be the most lucrative yet and will add to this impressive tally. Many of the area’s restaurants and retailers have already started their fundraising efforts by offering punters the chance to add £1 to their bill. Le Relais de Venise L’Entrecote, Electric Hairdressing, Galleria Restaurant, The Providores, By Marlene Birger, Patisserie Valerie, Cafe Luc and The Real Greek are among those who are collecting those extra quids. The area’s retailers have also come
together to provide a spectacular haul of prizes for a huge fundraising tombola, which is being run by the estate agency Sandfords. The value of the prizes on offer runs to many thousands of pounds, with highlights
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