Bras around the Windmill – huge success!

What an amazing weekend at Skidby mill on Sunday 3rd and Monday 4th May 2015. The rain and the wind were no match for HER Breast Friends.

HER Breast Friends held its successful ‘Bras around the Windmill’ event over the bank holiday weekend. Teaming up with staff at the iconic Skidby Windmill and East Riding Council, the Charity held a two-day family event that saw pink bras a plenty wrapped around the sails of the 194 year-old working mill, to serve as a colourful reminder to be breast aware.

Wind in the Sails….

BBC Radio Humberside weather presenter, Keeley Donovan, launched the eye-catching event. Vice Chair of HER Breast Friends, Pam Trays says: “The windmill looked absolutely brilliant adorned with pink bras on its sails. That was until the strong winds came in and blew some of the bras off! The weather was atrocious but we carried on regardless.”

“We wanted a memorable display to support the key message behind the event, which is for both men and women to check for signs and symptoms of breast cancer and to go to a GP if anything unusual is found. Being breast aware is a vital message for everyone.”

The event, attended by roughly 500 people, offered an opportunity for families to explore the beautiful working mill and grounds. A bouncy castle, soft play area and raffle prizes kindly donated by various local companies were all part of the entertainment. More than £700 was raised, which supports the Charity enormously, as it does not receive any government funding.

The initiative is in keeping with the Charity’s values of not only providing support, but aiming to inspire, encourage, and really make a difference by helping to promote a positive approach to living with breast cancer.

The wind and rain may have unhooked the bras but our fantastic volunteers carried on with a smile and the occasional song. A visit by the lovely Keeley Donovan brought out the sunshine, and scrumptious cup cakes donated by The Sails Cafe were a delicious added bonus.

We even raised the roof! A massive thank you to Jane, Neil and the Skidby Mill team who really pulled out all the stops; East Riding Council without who’s support the event would not have gone ahead; Elaine and staff at The Sails Cafe, all our fantastic volunteers, Derek from Michael Barugh Steel Holdings with the amazing HER Breast Friends Pink truck (and not forgetting his balloon blowing up skills) and of course to everyone who attended the event. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we  did.

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