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This year\u2019s total is the highest since Caldicot-based Chepstow Plant International started organising its Royal Ascot Charity Day in 2002<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The annual event, which Chepstow Plant International has sponsored and organised since 2002, returned for the first time since 2019 on June 16th<\/sup>. On the day, 280 guests enjoyed a three-course lunch, afternoon tea, live TV coverage from Royal Ascot, a raffle and annual ladies\u2019 hat competition.<\/p>\n The event culminated in a live auction, where businesses from across Wales and the UK bid on several lots, including a Toyota Aygo that sold for \u00a315,000.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Chepstow Plant International has raised over \u00a31,000,000 across the last twenty years for charities, with the last 15 years dedicated to provide for the 73,000 children who receive care at the Noah\u2019s Ark Children\u2019s Hospital for Wales in Cardiff. As Chairman of both Chepstow Plant International and the Noah\u2019s Ark Children\u2019s Hospital Charity, Eddie Hayward OBE has been instrumental in forging the close links between the two organisations, resulting in this substantial amount being raised for the charity.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The money raised from the day will be used specifically for the charity\u2019s Jungle Ward Appeal, which cares for children with complex medical conditions, provides support for young people in mental health crisis and delivers rehabilitation for children with brain injuries.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Noah\u2019s Ark Hospital Charity aims to raise \u00a31 million this year so it can transform the Jungle Ward into a bright, stimulating environment designed specifically to provide the best possible level of care.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Commenting on the fundraiser event, John Corcoran, Managing Director at Chepstow Plant International, said: \u201cIt\u2019s always an honour to sponsor the Royal Ascot Charity Day in aid of The Noah\u2019s Ark Charity Hospital, and I\u2019m absolutely thrilled that the total amount raised this year is our highest yet.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThe hospital has provided much-needed care for the children of Wales for many years now, and the Jungle Ward Appeal will help ensure that families can access specialist care without having to travel further afield, so it\u2019s definitely a worthy cause. We look forward to supporting the Noah\u2019s Ark Charity for many years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Trustee and Noah\u2019s Ark Children\u2019s Hospital Charity vice-chair Julie Hayward added: \u201cAfter a three-year pause due to Covid, the annual Royal Ascot Charity Day at Chepstow Racecourse truly came back with a bang raising an incredible \u00a372,000, topping the event\u2019s previous fundraising record by \u00a38,000! This is an event that our fabulous and generous guests return to year after year to enjoy a day out whilst helping to raise these incredible amounts for the Noah\u2019s Ark Charity.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThe generosity of our sponsors, guests, auction prize contributors, bidders and all of those involved in staging the event has given our Jungle Ward Appeal a huge boost and taken us a big leap forward in our goal to achieve the best facilities and environment possible for the hundreds of children cared for there each year at The Noah\u2019s Ark Children\u2019s Hospital for Wales.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\nJuly 2022: <\/strong>Chepstow Plant International, a national mineral and aggregates contractor based in Caldicot, has helped raise a whopping \u00a372,000 for the Noah\u2019s Ark Children\u2019s Hospital Charity at its Royal Ascot Charity Day, hosted at Chepstow Racecourse. Having counted up the generous donations given on the day, Chepstow Plant International and Noah\u2019s Ark Children\u2019s Hospital Charity this week has announced that this year\u2019s total was the highest-ever amount raised.<\/p>\n