Charities

Richards Castle Soap Box Derby was started in 2004 by Humprey Salwey whilst he was Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire. It has a philosophy of raising funds for the local communities and each year adopts a theme and chooses a small number of charities to benefit.

Over the past six years the Soap Box Derby has raised £33,800! A staggering achievement as all this has been raised from entry fees, ticket sales and sponsorship. All the profits are distributed to charities active in our community.

For 2010 the dual charity themes are "children suffering from domestic abuse and children in bereavement" in the local area of south Shropshire, and north Herefordshire and west Worcestershire. The main beneficiaries will be West Mercia Women's Aid and Noah's Ark Trust.

In addition we will make smaller donations to other local charities and groups who assist us in running the event. Last year beneficiaries included the Army Cadets, Ludlow Fire Service, the WI, and Richards Castle Village Hall. We also donated to the village war memorial repair fund and to Help for Heroes in recognition of the much needed work they are doing at present.