The world famous, “Bill’s Billerettes” have made a fantastic donation the Buxton Mountain Rescue Team.  Troop Leader Bill Weston MBE, presented BMRT Fundraising Officer, Peter Farrer with a cheque for £500 just as the 2014 carnival was about to parade through Buxton.  The Billerettes have raised tens of thousands of pounds for charities with their performances at carnivals and parades over nearly forty years.

Bill Weston said, “We heard about the rescue team’s 50th Anniversary Appeal and wanted to help out.”  Fundraising Officer, Peter Farrer, was delighted to receive the boost to the appeal which will hopefully buy a new Incident Control / Ambulance later in the year.  He said, “It’s a great donation by another local charity and we sincerely appreciate the help of all the lads and girls in the Billerettes.  The troop work really hard to raise money for charities and we are honored and really pleased to have benefited this year.”

The donation was a milestone for the appeal; see the feature, “Half Way There.”

Photo Credit:  Bill Weston MBE (left) presenting the donation to Peter Farrer.