Charity Gala raises £34k

29 Oct 2025 | Community, Fundraising, News, Past Events, Press Releases, Trinity Clients

Trinity Winchester is thrilled to announce the success of its recent Charity Gala Evening, held on Saturday 18 October at Winchester College, which raised an incredible £34,000 to support local people experiencing homelessness, mental ill-health, and domestic abuse.

The event welcomed over 140 guests for an evening filled with celebration, generosity, and community spirit. Attendees enjoyed a three-course dinner, live entertainment, silent and live auctions, and inspiring speeches — all in support of Trinity’s vital services across Winchester and the surrounding area.

A significant moment of the evening was a moving speech from Amelia Riviere DL, Chair of Trustees at Trinity, who addressed the rising number of women experiencing street homelessness, and the significant impact of Trinity’s work in supporting them. Musical entertainment was provided by The Daisy Chains, while the auction, led by Rick Adams, featured prizes generously donated by local businesses.

Sue McKenna, CEO of Trinity Winchester, said:

“We are overwhelmed by the generosity and compassion shown at this year’s Gala. The funds raised will go directly towards providing long-term support and housing solutions for people in our community who need it most. Thank you to everyone who attended, donated, and helped make the evening such a success.”

Trinity Winchester would like to extend special thanks to Pro Vision, whose generous sponsorship made the event possible, alongside the many individuals and businesses who donated items to the auction and raffle.

For information on next years Gala event contact kirsty@trinitywinchester.org.uk 

World Homeless Day Black Tie Dinner raises over £19,000

13 Nov 2018 | Corporate Supporters, Fundraising, News, Past Events, Press Releases

Trinity Winchester hosted their annual Black-Tie Dinner in support of World Homeless Day on Friday 19th October raising over £19,000.00 for the homeless and most vulnerable in Winchester. The evening welcomed 150 supporters to the Holiday Inn Winchester for an evening of fundraising and entertainment.

The room was alive with entertainment from Mike Brown the magician entertaining guests with numerous tricks up his sleeve, The West End Rats brought the Rat Pack to Winchester encouraging everyone onto the dance floor and guest speaker Melissa Butler – Smith touched the hearts of attendees with her own personal journey through Trinity to the present day where she is now head chef bringing donated food to life for Trinity clients

The event was sponsored by The Holiday Inn Winchester who have been continued supporters of Trinity and truly made the evening a night to remember. Trinity thanks all the supporters and local business who donated to the auction and raffle.

Trinity Abseil raises £4,516.00

1 Aug 2018 | Fundraising, News, Past Events

On Sunday 22nd July, 12 individuals and 3 Trinity clients took on the challenge off abseiling 100 metres down the Spinnaker Tower in support of Trinity.

We would like to send a special thanks to all our abseilers for their hard work in raising £4,516.00 to support the crucial services Trinity provides each week to the homeless and most vulnerable in our city.

Skydivers raise £1,234.00 for Trinity

23 Jul 2018 | Fundraising, News, Past Events

On Saturday 14th July, 3 brave skydivers jumped 15,000ft in support of Trinity, reaching a speed of 125mph and free falling for approximately 60 seconds! 

We would like to thank Abbie, Ed and Jack for choosing to support Trinity and for raising vital funds to help us continue our mission. 

If you would like to take part in the next Skydive event, click here.

 

Boomtown Fair raises £2,060.05 for Trinity

12 Jul 2018 | News, Past Events, Press Releases

Hampshire’s most inspiring independent festival, Boomtown Fair, kindly selected Trinity as their partner charity and as such, will receive all proceeds raised from the sale of their Boomtown Christmas Album, raising a total of £2,060.05.

The brand new and exclusive Boomtown UBS: Now, That’s What We Call Boomtown, included tracks, videos and extras from Chapter 9 of the Boomtown Fair.

Sue McKenna, Chief Executive of Trinity commented, ‘We are overwhelmed by the generous donation towards our work with homeless and young people. Our wide range of services could not continue without support such as this, and we are so grateful for Boomtown Fair in helping us continue our mission’ – Sue McKenna, Chief Executive

Read more here

A special thanks to A34 Winchester Manchester City Supporters branch

6 Jul 2018 | Fundraising, News, Past Events

A34 Winchester Manchester City Supporters branch, an official Manchester City Supporters Club have kindly chosen to support Trinity through match day ticket sales, raising £750 in their first year!

The Club felt strongly about finding a local charity to support through their match days and as such, introduced a £1 levy on all tickets ordered through the branch. Over the 2017/18 season, this raised £415, whilst the club topped the total up to £450.

We also send a special thanks to the governing Manchester City Supporters Club, located at Etihad Stadium, who generously match funded the clubs donation, raising the total value to £750.

Trinity would like to thank everyone involved at the A34 Winchester Manchester City Supporters branch for choosing  to support us this year and for many more years to come; we’d like to take this opportunity to welcome the branch to Trinity’s long term supporters.

For more information on the club, please visit their website here.

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