Around 20 charities are expected at a Kenilworth charity day set up to raise awareness of and fundraise for local and national causes.

Kenilworth Lions and Talisman Shopping Centre partnered in September 2021 to launch the inaugural Support the Charities Day, after the annual Grand Show was cancelled once again due to the pandemic.

The second event is to take place in the Talisman Shopping Centre car park in Kenilworth on Saturday, 3 September.  

The NSPCC, Warwickshire County Council Fostering, Soroptimist International, The OMEGA Course, King's Hill Nursery, RNLI, Carers Trust Heart of England, Talisman Theatre, Kenilworth Rotary, Dogs for Good, Mid Warwickshire Cats Protection, Alzheimer's Society, Kenilworth WI, Shakespeare Hospice, Explorer Scouts, MacMillan Cancer Support, Myton Hospices and University Hospitals C&W Compassionate Communities will have stalls from 10am-3pm.  

The event is free to enter, with visitors free to come and go as they please throughout the day.

A raffle, tombola, lucky dip and specially created 'pin the flush' competition, organised by Kenilworth Soroptimists to raise money for Toilet Twinning – a scheme that helps fund a project in a poor community that enables families to build a basic toilet, have access to clean water and learn about hygiene - will provide the day's fun and games.

The Kenilworth Lions will also be bringing sample items from its furniture store on Farmer Ward Road in Kenilworth – and all will be available to purchase on the day.  

Dave Maxted, president of the Kenilworth Lions, said: "Following its success last year, we've once again invited charitable organisations and volunteer groups from Warwickshire to Kenilworth in September to promote their invaluable and inspiring work to the public.

"I'd like to encourage both locals and visitors to the town to come along and have a look at the various things going on, hear of the amazing volunteering opportunities available and see how many balls you can lob into a full-sized English toilet!

"The Kenilworth Lions have always shown our support for charities through action, and this is another opportunity to do the same. We hope to help each of the charities in attendance raise some money and provide people who pop down with some much-needed entertainment."

Hugo Hawkings, chief executive of Discovery Properties – the developers of Talisman Shopping Centre – added: "The inaugural Support the Charities event was a great success last year, so it's great to see the event return for a second year.

"We hope plenty of visitors come along on the day and support the many local charities that do great work in and around Kenilworth and Warwickshire."

For general enquiries about Support the Charities Day, contact Dave Maxted at [email protected].

All stall enquiries are to be directed to Brian Heath at [email protected].

Updates about the day itself are also being shared on the Kenilworth Lions Club Facebook page on https://www.facebook.com/kenilworthlionsclub/.