It’s a big month for news this September, we are delighted to announce that we have secured two of our three Love Lowndes Platinum Corporate Sponsors – Silverson and The Entertainer.

Thanks to their generous support, combined with the money raised within the Community and from our successful grant applications, such as the recent £75,000 from the Veolia Environmental Trust, we can now confidently say that we have reached our minimum fundraising target of £150,000 towards a new playground for 5-11 year olds in Lowndes Park, Chesham.

This means that there will be a new playground for the children of Chesham, and we can confirm that steps have already been taken to move ahead with the playground design so that it is ready to build during the first half of 2025.

Speaking about their sponsorship…

“Silverson have been based in Chesham for more than 50 years and with many of our staff living in the local area it is important to us to support the local community. We are pleased to be able to support Love Lowndes with fundraising for a new playground in Lowndes Park that will benefit the child of the town ad other members of the community for years to come.”

Gary Grant, Founder of The Entertainer, said:

“We’re delighted to sponsor the Lowndes Park project – which is creating such a fantastic opportunity for families in Chesham.

At The Entertainer, we believe all children should have access to somewhere safe to play and we’re happy to help fund the fun and support such an important local cause.”

 

Claire Wyatt, Chair of Love Lowndes, commented…

“We have been bowled over by the support of Chesham’s community. It’s amazing to have The Entertainer and Silverson joining us as Platinum Sponsors. These generous local businesses are enabling us to create a vital free resource for our children. Supporting Love Lowndes in this way leaves a lasting legacy; one that won’t be forgotten.”

 

It’s not too late to help!

Whilst we may have reached our minimum fundraising target, it isn’t too late to show your support and donate to Love Lowndes. All additional funds we receive above the £150,000 already raised will allow us to build an even bigger, more accessible, inclusive and sustainable playground for the families of Chesham. We know that there are local flagship playgrounds, which many of our community travel to due to the poor offering in Chesham, that cost over £200,000. We want the same for our children. So, there are plenty of extra elements in our wish list that need funding.

To any local businesses interested, we may have secured our Platinum Sponsors, but there are still opportunities to sign up for Gold, Silver and Bronze level corporate sponsorship for the next few weeks. Please read our Love Lowndes Sponsorship Proposal. By choosing to support Love Lowndes, your logo will be featured in the playground on our honours board or a bench for a minimum of 10 years!

For our local community, we have asked so much from you and will forever be grateful for your incredible support to turn our dreams of a new playground in the heart of Chesham into reality. We have one final fundraising activity up our sleeves, look out for an announcement from us next month which will offer members of the local community a very special and unique way to be a part of the new playground in Lowndes Park.