Best ever Easter egg trail at Rauceby Hall
The event was held for a seventh year in the gardens and grounds of the impressive house, opened by kind permission of owner Gillian Hoare to raise funds for St Peter’s Church.
Organiser Jonathan Hoare said: “The event was our best yet. We were so very lucky with the weather.
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Hide Ad“We had 318 entrants for the Easter egg trail and we had only budgeted for 300.”
Trails were then offered at a doscounted rate.
Lots of families visited with grandparents and friends as well as the egg trail participants and so he estimated having hosted around 1,000 people.
Profits on the day were up by 40 per cent on last year and brought in a whopping £2,040.
Families loved looking at the new arrivals in the lambing sheds too.
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Hide AdMr Hoare said: “We are so very grateful to all the visitors and the people who helped with manning the event. It is always very hard to estimate numbers and as it is for charity.
“The event is very weather dependent. We had a huge number of compliments and the most enjoyable part of the day was seeing so many people taking advantage of the garden and the good weather and throwing down a rug and enjoying what is a real family event.”
Hotdogs and cold drinks were also sell-outs.
Jonathan commented: “We only charge for the trail, I think this means that people are more willing to support the teas and cakes, refreshments and tombola.
“We intend to continue to develop the event as it is very enjoyable to put on. We will also try to improve the visitor experience, but there is of course a charitable element to the event which means that we have to keep our overheads low to ensure the maximum benefit to the cause we are supporting.”