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On Wednesday 11th October Helen & Douglas House will be locking up nine \u2018guilty\u2019 (for entirely fictitious crimes, of course) local businessmen and women who are members of Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce or people connected through them, in Oxford Castle and Prison as part of the charity\u2019s Jail & Bail corporate fundraiser.<\/p>\n
The nine prisoners will be arrested and charged with their \u2018terrible crimes\u2019 and will be banished to the cells of Oxford Castle and Prison, only to be released if they can raise \u00a3999 in bail money.<\/p>\n
The nine \u2018guilty\u2019 supporters and Thames Valley businessmen and women taking part include:<\/p>\n
Paul Britton, Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce Group, CEO
Tom Bowtell, BCF (British Coatings Federation), CEO
Sarah J Stevens, SYLO Beyond HR, Managing Director
Joanna DeBiase, IBB Law, Managing Partner
Laura Mortimer, B P Collins, Partner (Family Law)
Harry Hamilton Jennings, VWV, Lawyer (Life Sciences)
Laurence Jennings, Oxfordshire Fire & Rescue Service, Firefighter
Josh Houlihan, Airdri, Business Development Executive
Neil Brookes, Activate Learning Group, Executive Director<\/p>\n
The prisoners will be picked up in the morning in a police van from Milton Hill House Hotel in Abingdon, escorted to Oxford Castle and Prison by Thames Valley Police. The judge will accuse them of their crimes and they will be banished to their cell. They will be locked up for the day with their only means of communicating being a phone and laptop. In order to get themselves released from prison, they have to reach their bail money of \u00a3999 each.<\/p>\n
To raise the money for bail, the nine prisoners will need to be very resourceful, using their contacts to help and asking local businesses to fundraise on their behalf; every penny really counts.<\/p>\n
There crimes range from reckless droning on about contracts without advising about the risk of drowsiness to wanton and furious cycling\u00a0in conjunction with gratuitous wearing of lycra.<\/p>\n
Prisoner Paul Britton, CEO of Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce Group said:<\/p>\n
\u2018Everyone at the Chamber is struck by the remarkable work of Helen & Douglas House, our chosen charity for 2023. So I was delighted to be invited to take part in the Jail and Bail to raise what I hope will be a huge amount of money for an incredible cause\u2019.<\/p>\n
Fellow Prisoner Sarah J Stevens, SYLO Beyond HR said:<\/p>\n
\u2018My crime? Without exception, eating the last biscuit in the packet and not replacing them!! In my defence, I do share them. I didn’t have much choice in getting involved in the jail and bail event, I was ‘volunteered’, however, I am honoured to raise money for this worthy charity, and as a mum I hope my small contribution can assist another family when they need it most.\u2019<\/p>\n
Ros Bowen from Helen & Douglas House said \u2018I would like to thank all these wonderful members of Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce and their networks who have agreed to take part in our Jail & Bail fundraiser and the Milton Hill House Hotel for their lovely breakfast. I would also like to thank\u00a0Oxford Castle and Prison\u00a0for allowing our \u2018inmates\u2019 to be resident there for the day. Thank you to the Thames Valley Police for coming along to help make this fundraiser as realistic as possible by \u2018arresting\u2019 our participants and transporting them to Oxford Castle and Prison. The money that each \u2018inmate\u2019 raises will help local terminally ill children and their families make the most of the time they have together. This would not be possible without amazing supporters like these wonderful local businessmen and women taking part in this fundraiser.\u2019<\/p>\n
If you would like to help the \u2018guilty\u2019 supporters raise money for Helen & Douglas House, you can donate to one of their Just Giving page Helen & Douglas House Jail and Bail 2023 – JustGiving. If you are a local businessman or women who is interested in getting involved in future Jail & Bail fundraisers for Helen & Douglas House, contact rbowen@helenanddouglas.org.uk.<\/p>\n
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