Rebellion's Charity Work
Scannappeal
When the Rebellion Brewery moved to Bencombe Farm in 1999 we
decided to have a party to welcome our existing customers to the
new brewery, this started the tradition of holding our biennial
Open Weekend.
During the event we throw the doors of the brewery open, and
welcome what has now grown to 4500 visitors over the weekend. We
provide all the beer for free, and a number of local bands provide
musical entertainment for free throughout the weekend. We also run
tours around the brewery to give an insight into the history of the
brewery and how beer is made. Whilst the festival is a way of
saying thank you to our loyal local supporters, we have for the
past number of years invited our local hospital charity
'Scannappeal' to attend, and we ask visitors to donate to this very
worthwhile cause. In 2019 the total raised over the weekend was
over £65,000.
Over the years we have held a number of other fund raisers and
participated in events to raise money for the charity,these have
includedhosting evenings showing English football games, carrying a
laden stretcher a certain distance for sponsorship and bucket
collections at our open evenings. In total we have raised just shy
of £300,000 over the years to help buy state of the art diagnostic
scanners for the local hospital.
Charity Open Weekends
When we moved to Bencombe Farm in 1999 we decided to have a
party to welcome our existing customers to the new brewery, and
this started the tradition of having a biennial Open Weekend.
We provide the beer for free, and a number of local bands
provide musical entertainment for free throughout the weekend. We
also run tours round the brewery to give an insight into the
history of the brewery and how beer is made. However whilst the
festival is first and foremost a free party and a way of saying
thank you to our loyal local supporters, we have for the past
number of years invited our local hospital charity 'Scannappeal' to
attend, and we ask visitors to donate to this very worthwhile
cause. In 2019 the weekend raised over £65,000!
The Rebellion Charity Fund
Rebellion set up its Charity Social Fund in 2013. Grants range
from £500 up to a maximum of £2000. Our aim is to donate £5,000
annually and to allow our staff to choose where the money goes. To
qualify for a grant, the charity needs to demonstrate that the
money will benefit people living within what we deem to be our
local area. This project is still being developed, however to date
we have donated the following:
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£3000 was donated to Wycombe Homeless Connection, who serve
around 400 homeless or vulnerably housed individuals each year.
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£500 to Helen and Douglas house, a fantastic charity caring for
terminally ill children, young adults and their families through
exceptional hospice care.
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£1000 was donated to Padstones who are providing support in an
accommodation setting for young people aged 16-20 who are homeless,
vulnerable and at risk in the Thames Valley.
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£1000 was donated to Camp Mowhawk, near Wargrave in Berkshire.
It's a fantastic multi-functional day centre for children with
special needs and their families.
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£500 to the Marlow Bottom Playing Fields, a charity set up to
help maintain an extensive play area for children within the Marlow
Bottom area.
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Two of our staff raised money for Help for Heroes by walking 55
miles carrying 25kg of beer each to drop it off to an army
rehabilitation center. Together they raised a total of £2390.
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We get a lot of requests from local organisations for prizes for
raffles etc. We offer our support by donating presentation packs.
In 2016 we donated over 160 packs worth £2270 and so far in 2017
we've already donated £1586. All charities and schools within a 15
mile radius of the brewery are eligible for discounted pricing for
their events.
