1999, aside from being the 25th wedding anniversary of organisers, John & Jackie Aspinall, was the year that John lost one of his good friends, Kenny Mulcrone to Motor Neurone Disease. So, on the day of their party celebrations, buckets were sent around collecting donations to generate some funds for the cause, and approximately £1,000 was raised. A wonderful day was had by all, and that was meant to be the end of it!
However… having received so many positive comments on the events of the day, and with John’s unrelenting passion for organising, The Dronfield Charity Music Festival was born. Apart from showcasing the abundance of talent in the local area, the festival would go on to raise much needed funds for many worthy charities and groups in the area. Having only missed one of the 19 years since inception (2003), the festival has gone from strength to strength welcoming hundreds of performers to grace its stage and has now raised more than £85,000 for charity.
The charities supported each year, along with the total amounts raised each year are as follows below. You will see that the event has steadily grown from year to year and has supported many of the well-known, and other not so well known, local charities over the years. It would be great if this years event could see the overall total donated grow to exceed £100,000.
1999:
Amount Donated to Charity: £1,000
Charities Supported: Motor Neurone Disease, Norton Woodseats FC, Dronfield ATC, Dronfield Scouts, St John Ambulance
2000:
Amount Donated to Charity: £1,900
Charities Supported: Dronfield ATC, St John Ambulance, Rushey Meadows, Dronfield Mayor’s Appeal, Dronfield School
2001:
Amount Donated to Charity: £1,580
Charities Supported: Dronfield ATC, St John Ambulance, Dronfield Mayor’s Appeal, Cavendish Centre, Leonard Cheshire Homes, Kayley Cooper Appeal
2002:
Amount Donated to Charity: £2,375
Charities Supported: Dronfield ATC, St John Ambulance, Dronfield Mayor’s Appeal, Cavendish Centre, AFC Dronfield, Sheffield FC
2003:
No Event
2004:
Amount Donated to Charity: £2,200
Charities Supported: Dronfield ATC, St John Ambulance, Dronfield Mayor’s Appeal, Sincere Support
2005:
Amount Donated to Charity: £3,350
Charities Supported: Dronfield ATC, Dronfield Scouts, St John Ambulance, Cavendish Centre, Sincere Support, Latin Link
2006:
Amount Donated to Charity: £3,000
Charities Supported: Dronfield ATC, St John Ambulance, Dronfield Mayor’s Appeal, Cavendish Centre, Sincere Support, Latin Link, CISV
2007:
Amount Donated to Charity: £3,100
Charities Supported: Dronfield ATC, St John Ambulance, Dronfield Mayor’s Appeal, Sincere Support, Dronfield Cardio Club, Latin Link
2008:
Amount Donated to Charity: £3,400
Charities Supported: Dronfield ATC, St John Ambulance, Dronfield Mayor’s Appeal, Sincere Support, Dronfield Cardio Club, Meningitis Trust, Latin Link
2009:
Amount Donated to Charity: £4,000
Charities Supported: Dronfield ATC, St John Ambulance, Dronfield Mayor’s Appeal, Sincere Support, Dronfield Cardio Club, Meningitis Trust, Latin Link
2010:
Amount Donated to Charity: £4,000
Charities Supported: Dronfield ATC, St John Ambulance, Dronfield Mayor’s Appeal, Sincere Support, Dronfield Cardio Club, Meningitis Trust, Latin Link
2011:
Amount Donated to Charity: £4,500
Charities Supported: Dronfield ATC, St John Ambulance, Dronfield Mayor’s Appeal, Sincere Support, Dronfield Cardio Club, Latin Link
2012:
Amount Donated to Charity: £6,400
Charities Supported: Dronfield ATC, St John Ambulance, Dronfield Mayor’s Appeal, Sincere Support, Dronfield Cardio Club, Bluebell Wood Hospice, Drone Valley Rotary, Neurocare
2013:
Amount Donated to Charity: £5,000
Charities Supported: Dronfield ATC, St John Ambulance, Dronfield Mayor’s Appeal, Sincere Support, Dronfield Cardio Club, Meningitis Trust, Bluebell Wood Hospice, Drone Valley Rotary, Ashgate Hospice, Neurocare
2014:
Amount Donated to Charity: £9,450
Charities Supported: Dronfield ATC, St John Ambulance, Sincere Support, Dronfield Cardio Club, Bluebell Wood Hospice, Drone Valley Rotary, Helen’s Trust, Ashgate Hospice, Sheffield ME Society, Under the Stars
2015:
Amount Donated to Charity: £7,250
Charities Supported: Dronfield ATC, St John Ambulance, Dronfield Mayor’s Appeal, Sheffield FC, Sincere Support, Dronfield Cardio Club, Bluebell Wood Hospice, Drone Valley Rotary, Whirlow Hall Farm Trust
2016:
Amount Donated to Charity: £12,000
Charities Supported: Dronfield ATC, St John Ambulance, Dronfield Mayor’s Appeal, Sheffield FC, Sincere Support, Dronfield Cardio Club, Bluebell Wood Hospice, Drone Valley Rotary, Helen’s Trust, Whirlow Hall Farm Trust, Hand on Heart(Heidi’s Trust), Macmillan Cancer Support, Dronfield Parish Church, Callywhite Care Home, Lee Bonsall Memorial Fund
2017:
Amount Donated to Charity: £10,566
Charities Supported: Dronfield ATC, St John Ambulance, Dronfield Mayor’s Appeal, Sincere Support, Dronfield Cardio Club, Bluebell Wood Hospice, Whirlow Hall Farm Trust, Hand on Heart(Heidi’s Trust), Macmillan Cancer Support, Dronfield Parish Church, Callywhite Care Home, Alzeimers Society, Under the Stars
2018:
Amount Donated to Charity: £????????
Charities Supported: TBA