Read the review on this fantastic event here..

On the 15th August, Dan Gillingham and friends are holding a charity dance night in aid of St Catherine’s Hospice. 

Dan ‘Gee’ Gillingham, a local DJ, is using his talents to raise money for the local St Catherine’s Hospice, who care for those who are very ill.  Dan said “This is our charity launch event being held at The White Knight. Hopefully this is the first of many more charity events in Crawley over the next few months and years.  Myself & Marcus Lee, along with our close friend Ronson (all DJs) wanted to start an event in Crawley for all the people that enjoy hearing us play.  So we thought the ideal way would be to combine this with raising money for charity.”

We asked Dan why he’d chosen St Catherine’s Hospice;  “We chose St Catherine’s Hospice because it is a charity very close to my heart due to a family member spending time there before they passed away.  This is an amazing place with amazing staff and it is dependent on the public raising funds to stay operational.  So we got together with some of our DJ friends, who are all local to Crawley, and arranged to throw a wicked day/night event, with some serious music and, of course, to raise as much money as possible!   The White Knight Public House and all the DJs (inclusive of all equipment) have all donated their time and services free of charge, so it makes it easier to donate all proceeds to the charity”.

We spoke to Bridget Brant of the White Knight, who said “We completely support this event.  St Catherine’s Hospice is very close to our hearts as we also lost a member of our family three years ago and could not have coped without their support and assistance.”

Debbie Plentie, PR & Communications Executive at St Catherine’s Hospice, said: “”We have heard about this event and it’s fantastic that Dan and his friends are using their musical skills to support us in this way.  We need to raise £4.7 million through voluntary income each year and we’re really grateful to our community for supporting us through activities like this, because every penny counts.”

Crawley Happy Times Online think this is a wonderful and inventive way to raise money for such a fantastic local charity.   We look forward to seeing you at the event, where we will be interviewing the DJs and, of course, those who support the event by attending. 

See you there!