Skip to main content
Banner image for Gravesham Conservatives

Gravesham Conservatives

Main navigation

  • Home
  • Where you live
  • Have Your Say
  • Get a postal vote
  • Local News
  • Our Team
  • Get Involved
  • Contact

Community comes together to raise £3248 following burglary

  • Tweet
Wednesday, 24 April, 2019
GMMES members celebrate
Aaron and wife Emma at the racenight
Family fun on the trains
Chairman Richard Lightle explains things to Aaron
Richard Lightle and Trisha Filley

On Easter Sunday 21st April Gravesend Model Marine & Engineering Society were presented with £3248 by Aaron Elliott.

Devastated by a burglary on Valentine’s Day of this year when £25,000 of locomotives and equipment were stolen from lockups, they have now improved security at the site.

Aaron set up a “Just Giving” page to try to help and to maximise the fundraising he organised a community race night held on the same grounds at Cascades Leisure Centre where much fun was had by as many as 130 guests. Residents from across Gravesham and businesses predominantly based in Riverview Park all gave very generously as the community came together to turn something negative into a brilliant story of togetherness.

Richard Lightle, Chair of GMMES, said “Thank you everyone for all you have done, the generosity has been overwhelming”.

In recognition of the contribution of the community GMMES will be holding a competition with local children to name one of their locomotives.

Information around this will be shared via their Facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/GravesendMMES/

 

Please click for more about Aaron Elliott.

  • Local News

You may also be interested in

Cllr. Aaron Elliott, Gravesham

Cllr. Aaron Elliott

Aaron Elliott is a member for Riverview at Gravesham Borough Council.

The Queen's Speech 2022

The Queen's Speech 2022

Tuesday, 10 May, 2022

Show only

  • Local News
  • National News

Gravesham Conservatives

Footer

  • About RSS
  • Accessibility
  • Cookies
  • Privacy
  • About Us
  • Become a Councillor
  • Get a postal vote
  • Join us
Promoted and printed by Jordan Meade, on behalf of Tony Rice both of Gravesham Conservative Association, Istead Rise Community Centre, Worcester Close, Istead Rise, DA13 9LB
Copyright 2022 Gravesham Conservatives. All rights reserved.
Powered by Bluetree