A COMEDIAN who hit the national stage by making the finals of Britain’s Got Talent has now pledged his support to the Rivington Heritage Trust charity with a hilarious video clip. Steve Royle, from Chorley, decided to create the clip co-starring ‘Mankey the Monkey’ to spread Christmas cheer while helping to raise funds for the Trust after a particularly challenging year. He hopes that this will help to raise awareness about the campaign, and he will also be helping to raise festive spirits with a digital pantomime. Steve said: “ hope the video clip raises a smile or two over Christmas.”
Another famous face has thrown their support behind the campaign to help maintain Rivington Gardens. Chorley comedian and Britain s Got Talent finalist, Steve Royle, has pledged his support to the fundraising campaign Squarea launched by Rivington Heritage Trust earlier this month. The initiative is raising funds to maintain the Gardens by allowing members of the public to sponsor a 10m2 ‘Squarea in The Japanese Garden, The Italian Lake, The Dell, The Woodlands or The Lawns. The Lancashire comedian has created a video clip co-starring ‘Manky the Monkey’ to promote the scheme and has himself sponsored a ‘Squarea’ by The Italian Lake in the gardens.
An iconic Farnworth comic has thrown his support behind a campaign launched by Rivington Heritage Trust this month. Dave Spikey, of Phoenix Nights, has pledge his support to the Squarea initiative which is raising funds to maintain Rivington Gardens by allowing members of the public to sponsor a patch of land in the Japanese Garden, the Italian Lake, the Dell, the Woodlands, or the Lawns on the gardens. The gardens has struggled for funding over the past year due to the coronavirus with this fundraiser hoping to pay towards the maintenance of the gardens which costs over £100,000 per year. Dave Spikey has backed the Squarea initiative, sharing his many memories of the gardens.
The Japanese Lake at the Bungalow, Rivington by Ray Schofield RIVINGTON Heritage Trust has come up with the perfect Christmas gift for nature lovers a piece of the historic secret gardens. Despite Rivington Terraced Gardens attracting thousands of visitors this year, the trust has faced one of its most challenging years as Covid restrictions has meant the tens of thousands of pounds needed to maintain the area could not be raised. Now, inspired by the public s new found appreciation of the great British outdoors, trustees are inviting people to sponsor an area of the gardens. Money raised will ensure the gardens continue to blossom after lottery funding restored the gardens, once home to Lord Leverhulme, to their former glory.