Harrogate’s well known Hospitality business, The Fat Badger Group, which owns and operates the Fat Badger Harrogate and White Hart Hotel as well as the Pickled Sprout and Yorkshire Hotel, stepped in to help with Harrogate Theatre’s 125 year anniversary fundraising appeal last week to offer support to raise funds for the continued future of Harrogate’s much-loved Theatre.
When the Theatre launched their appeal at the beginning of the year, the group stepped in to offer a lunch for up to 100 people, completely free of charge so the Theatre could raise much needed funds. Last Friday, 31st October, saw nearly 100 guests in the Skybar at the Yorkshire Hotel, enjoy a 2 course lunch with drinks on arrival, whilst enjoying a fantastic theatrical show called, ‘Sheer Luck Holmes’. The murder mystery style event saw professional actors playing out a highly entertaining play between courses with the audience loving the show. All monies paid went straight to the Theatre raising an impressive total of £2766.
Chief Executive at Harrogate Theatre, David Bown said:
We had a fantastic afternoon at the Yorkshire Hotel for Sheer Luck Holmes.
We’re incredibly grateful to Simon and all the team at Fat Badger Group for their constant support of the theatre and for their exceptional generosity in providing both the beautiful venue and the catering for this wonderful event.
The food and service were exceptional and particular thanks also to the brilliant staff, especially Fran at the Yorkshire Hotel who helped make the event run so smoothly.
Simon Cotton, Managing Director of Fat Badger Group added:
As a local business who’s roots are firmly in Harrogate, we like to do as much as we can to support the local community and Harrogate Theatre is such an important venue to the town and sits along side the town’s hospitality offering with visitors to the theatre often tying in a pre-show meal or a few drinks out, so it was important to us to do what we could to help in their 125th anniversary year fundraiser.
It was our pleasure to be able to lay on this event free of charge for them and I was delighted to see all the guests laughing and loving the very entertaining show whilst also enjoying a wonderful lunch.
Harrogate Theatre is in the heart of Harrogate, on Oxford Street. A beautiful 125-year-old Victorian venue hosting flagship events including the annual Comedy Festival, and award-winning pantomime. The Theatre contains two purpose-built performance spaces. The main auditorium is a striking venue with a seating capacity of 500 set across three floors.
